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UK Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Monitoring 2025 - 2030

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 22:36.

Opportunity overview

The Environment Agency on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and Devolved Administrations (DA) invite proposals to provide the Central Management and Control Unit (CMCU)  and the Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) for the UK Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) Monitoring Network, from 1st March 2026 until at least 28th February 2029 with the possibility of two (2) separate one (1) year extensions (which are not guaranteed). The Supplier will be responsible for the operation and management of the Authority’s PAHs monitoring network sites and send to the Environment Agency’s Monitoring Laboratories team for analysis.

Awarded to

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Ricardo-AEA Limited

Matched by number
Contract value
£2.6m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
21 Jan 2026
Including VAT
£3.2m
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 08229264
Location
Harwell, UKJ14, OX11 0QR, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C29783
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Covered By

GPA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
Id
GB-PPON-PNWW-1475-NYLN

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNWW-1475-NYLN

Address

Street Address
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P 4DF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Id
GB-PPON-PNBD-3289-CDGX
Role Details
Procurement facilitated via Defra group Commercial

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNBD-3289-CDGX

Address

Street Address
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P 4DF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

procuringEntity

Details

Organisation 3
Name
Ricardo-AEA Limited
Id
GB-COH-08229264

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
08229264

Address

Street Address
The Gemini Building
Locality
Harwell
Postal Code
OX11 0QR
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ14

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
90731100
Description
Air quality management
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
90731400
Description
Air pollution monitoring or measurement services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-08229264
Name
Ricardo-AEA Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
UK Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Monitoring
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
21 Jan 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Mar 2026, 00:00
Ends
28 Feb 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
28 Feb 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
2 x 12 month extensions

Options

Description
3+1+1 - 2 x 12 month extension options

Value

Including VAT
3,176,279.9
Amount
2,646,899.92
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
012282-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
11 Feb 2026, 11:07
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1P 4DF · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 012282-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·