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title: "RDE686 Ammonia from Road Traffic: Roadside Monitoring"
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# RDE686 Ammonia from Road Traffic: Roadside Monitoring

Buyer: NATURAL ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-70d0d37d-871e-48d5-957b-98bd432c4827

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## Summary

Natural England, based in London, has announced the awarding of the tender "RDE686 Ammonia from Road Traffic: Roadside Monitoring" to Bureau Veritas UK Limited. This procurement, classified under research and development consultancy services, aimed to assess ammonia emissions from road traffic—a critical environmental concern. The contract, valued at £17,500, began on 1 October 2024 and will end on 31 March 2025. The procurement process followed a selective method as a call-off from a framework agreement. The service will span multiple regions including the British Oversea Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man, Rest of the World, and the United Kingdom.

This tender presents substantial growth prospects for businesses focused on environmental monitoring and research services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) with expertise in emissions monitoring, data analysis, and environmental consultancy are particularly well-suited for such opportunities. Engaging in this contract allows businesses to contribute to vital ecological assessments and generate empirical evidence crucial for regulatory improvements.

## Notice

Increasingly emissions from ammonia (NH3) occur as a byproduct from NOx abatement measures in petrol and diesel vehicles (e.g. three-way catalytic converter, Selective Catalytic Reduction). There is consequently an increasing requirement to consider emissions of NH3 when undertaking assessments which impact road traffic numbers close to sensitive ecological receptors or designated ecological sites. As NH3 is not a pollutant that currently falls under the Local Air Quality Management (LAQM), there are currently no Defra-approved emission factors for ammonia emissions from vehicles (for example, via the Emission Factors Toolkit) or an indication how it should be assessed. Practitioners have therefore taken it upon themselves to develop their own tools and methods to calculate ammonia concentrations arising from traffic. There are currently three known approaches, each proposing different emission factors, with no consensus as to which is most appropriate. Neither Natural England nor Defra can comment on the appropriateness of each method or endorse a particular approach, in part due to our lack of knowledge of roadside ammonia concentrations in practice, and how the models reflect these. The National Ammonia Monitoring Network includes only a single roadside monitoring location. There is therefore limited empirical evidence with regards to NH3 concentrations associated with emissions from road traffic sources.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4f9a660e-397f-49cb-908f-a83afd97f757 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Oct 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Sep 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Sep 2024 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2024 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £17,500 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £17,500 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NATURAL ENGLAND |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3JR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BUREAU VERITAS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

## Release History

- 4 Oct 2024 at 11:49 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4f9a660e-397f-49cb-908f-a83afd97f757

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4f9a660e-397f-49cb-908f-a83afd97f757
  4th October 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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