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title: "ES RDE 073 - Development of regulatory guidance for hydrogen emissions monitori"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06eaa1"
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# ES RDE 073 - Development of regulatory guidance for hydrogen emissions monitori

Buyer: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06eaa1

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## Summary

The Environment Agency commissioned professional research and development services, with related consultancy, to develop regulatory guidance for monitoring hydrogen emissions. The work supports the UK’s decarbonisation of industrial processes and energy systems, while addressing hydrogen’s indirect climate effects through atmospheric chemistry, including its influence on methane’s lifetime. It also relates to environmental integrity, safety and operational efficiency. The requirement is focused on hydrogen emissions monitoring and the regulatory guidance needed to support it, rather than general environmental consultancy. The buyer is the Environment Agency, a public authority in central government. The contracting process contains one completed requirement for these services, awarded to a specialist provider.

This is a completed, awarded procurement. It used a non-competitive selective route: a below-threshold award under a framework, described as an Environment Agency self-service direct award. One lot was completed and awarded to NPL Management Limited. The contract was signed on 14 August 2026 and runs from 14 September 2026 to 26 February 2027. Its value is £99,540 excluding VAT, or £119,448 including VAT. The award was made on the basis of the framework route rather than a competitive tender. The contract is active, while the tender itself is complete. No separate award date or additional evaluation criteria are recorded for this procurement.

This opportunity indicates demand from the Environment Agency for applied research and regulatory consultancy focused specifically on hydrogen emissions monitoring. Suppliers likely to be credible for a future requirement of this kind would need strong expertise in hydrogen measurement, emissions science, atmospheric chemistry and the environmental consequences of hydrogen release. They would also need to turn technical evidence into clear, usable regulatory guidance, with an understanding of environmental regulation, industrial decarbonisation, safety and operational efficiency. Experience working for public authorities, producing defensible research and advising on monitoring approaches would strengthen a proposition. The selected supplier was a large organisation, suggesting capacity to combine specialist technical knowledge with structured consultancy and guidance development.

## Notice

Environment Agency self-service direct award. Hydrogen is expected to play a key role in decarbonising industrial processes and energy systems as part of the UK's pathway to net zero. Although not a direct greenhouse gas, hydrogen emissions can indirectly contribute to climate warming by affecting atmospheric chemistry, including prolonging methane's lifetime. Minimising emissions is therefore important for environmental integrity, as well as safety and operational efficiency.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080394-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - award under framework |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 14 Sep 2026 - 26 Feb 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £99,540 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ENVIRONMENT AGENCY |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | 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 | NPL Management Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 24 Aug 2026 at 14:16 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080394-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080394-2026
  24th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-04ef64
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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