AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust awarded an air monitoring programme to WORKPLACE EXPOSURE LTD. The published award is valued at £400,000 and covers 14 October 2026 to 13 October 2029.
Published outcomeActive award to WORKPLACE EXPOSURE LTD following a selective call-off from a dynamic purchasing system.
Market significanceA £400,000 NHS environmental and workplace exposure monitoring services award, with a three-year published delivery period.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
WORKPLACE EXPOSURE LTD
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-ca057641-6eb7-4384-8a70-84d6cfd0cd67-1 · 400000 GBP · Verified legal supplier; active award
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The award names Workplace Exposure Ltd as supplier. Supplier verification resolved an exact-name match to verified company name WORKPLACE EXPOSURE LTD, company number 10876779.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded; source status complete
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Process display_status is 'awarded', source_status is 'complete', and the notice is titled 'Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder'.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-ca057641-6eb7-4384-8a70-84d6cfd0cd67-1 has status 'active'.
Award decision date
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award date is 2026-10-13T00:00:00+01:00.
Published contract period
99% confidence14 October 2026 to 13 October 2029
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The award and tender contractPeriod specify startDate 2026-10-14 and endDate 2029-10-13.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£400,000
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The active award value is 400000 GBP.
Published tender value range
98% confidence£240,000 to £400,000
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Tender minValue is 240000 GBP and tender value is 400000 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence26 August 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate is 2026-08-26T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award date is 2026-10-13T00:00:00+01:00.
Published contract start
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Published contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-14T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication date
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished is 2026-10-14T13:14:56+01:00.
Published contract end
99% confidence13 October 2029
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Published contractPeriod endDate is 2029-10-13T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceRepeat air monitoring to determine employee exposure to hazardous substances and identify areas requiring improved process control.
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Published tender description.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 90731400 — Air pollution monitoring or measurement services
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Tender classification and supplied classification record.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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mainProcurementCategory is 'services'.
Delivery area
94% confidenceEngland; published delivery postcode SS0 0RY
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Tender item delivery addresses specify England, United Kingdom and postcode SS0 0RY.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective
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procurementMethod is 'selective'.
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a dynamic purchasing system
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procurementMethodDetails states 'Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system'.
SME suitability flag
98% confidenceNot marked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability.sme is false.
VCSE suitability flag
98% confidenceNot marked suitable for VCSEs
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Tender suitability.vcse is false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
99% confidenceThree years
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The published period runs from 14 October 2026 to 13 October 2029.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
99% confidenceThe £400,000 award value equals the published maximum tender value.
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Award value is 400000 GBP; tender value is 400000 GBP.
Service focus
98% confidenceThe requirement combines exposure assessment for hazardous substances with identification of process-control improvements.
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Published tender description.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award versus contract execution
99% confidenceThe source provides an active award and a published contract period, but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
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The record is an award notice; no signing confirmation is supplied.
Lot allocation
99% confidenceNo lots or lot-level allocations are published.
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The supplied lots array is empty and award lot_ids_json is null.
Evaluation and competition information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, bidder list, scores, pricing breakdown, or award rationale is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published award notice does not explicitly confirm contract signature or provide a separate execution date.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing detail, individual work volumes, lot titles or lot-level values.
- No extension or renewal option is published; the October 2029 re-procurement timing is only a date-based estimate.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Air Monitoring ProgrammeMid and South Essex NHS Foundation TrustWORKPLACE EXPOSURE LTDair pollution monitoring servicesworkplace exposure monitoringContracts Finder award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Air Monitoring Programme contract?
WORKPLACE EXPOSURE LTD was named as the supplier for the active award.
What is the published award value?
The published award value is £400,000.
When is the published contract period?
14 October 2026 to 13 October 2029.
What is the service requirement?
Repeat air monitoring to assess employee exposure to hazardous substances and identify areas needing improved process control.
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