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title: "UK Hydrocarbons Monitoring Network 2025-2027"
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# UK Hydrocarbons Monitoring Network 2025-2027

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e673c3a2-d220-491d-9463-e8a9a8a72f4d

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## Summary

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has awarded a contract for the "UK Hydrocarbons Monitoring Network 2025-2027" to Ricardo-AEA Limited. This contract falls under the industry category of air quality management and involves the management of a network of air pollution monitoring sites across various locations including the United Kingdom and British Overseas Territories. The procurement process concluded with the award stage on 25th March 2025. The contract period will start on 1st April 2025 and will end on 31st March 2027, with the tender period having ended on 9th January 2025.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses involved in environmental monitoring and air quality assessment. The successful management of this network will include upkeep, data collection, analysis, and quality assurance, which can drive advancements in pollution measurement and control technologies. Large scale businesses with expertise in automatic and non-automatic network management, as well as those capable of integrating new monitoring technologies, are well-suited to compete for similar contracts in the future and can leverage their capabilities for substantial growth in the environmental services sector.

## Notice

The networks consist of interdependent elements, split between an automatic and a non-automatic network. The Hydrocarbon Network Operator is responsible for the management of the network of air pollution monitoring sites throughout the UK for the measurement and assessment of Benzene and volatile organic compounds at automatic sites. The operator will be responsible for upkeep, collection, analysis QA/QC and transfer of data to contractors who have responsibility for wider dissemination of the data. The objective is to continue delivery and encompass new monitoring using automatic analysers that can measure additional hydrocarbons to align with changes to the pollution climate of the UK.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/22064406-6eeb-4785-a180-87a06108be82 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Jan 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,550,513 |
| 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 | DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DF |
| 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 | RICARDO-AEA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90731100 - Air quality management

## Release History

- 16 Apr 2025 at 10:35 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/22064406-6eeb-4785-a180-87a06108be82

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/22064406-6eeb-4785-a180-87a06108be82
  16th April 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7462cdd3-466c-4d92-904b-619c16e811d1
  C28478_HC_Contract_Redacted

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