✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 14 Oct 2026, 17:56.
Opportunity overview
The Environment Agency ("The Buyer") is seeking to procure analytical instrumentation for colorimetric analysis (“Instrument(s)”) and associated services to support environmental laboratory operations.
The Buyer requires a single Supplier to provide a complete analytical Solution Set for Nutrient, Total and Free Cyanide, and Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) analysis.
The Buyer does not prescribe the exact type of Instrument(s) required and Suppliers shall propose their recommended Solution Set to meet the analytical and operational requirements set out in this Specification, provided all mandatory performance requirements are met and the Supplier assumes responsibility for the complete Solution Set under a single Contractual arrangement.
The Buyer intends to enter a four (4) year Contract for the provision of the Instrument(s) together with associated support services.
The estimated demand under the Contract is up to eight (8) Instruments over the Contract Term. This estimate is non-binding and is provided solely for the purpose of informing the Suppliers submission.
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Scope, procedure and submissions
Id
P-40115
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
goods
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
Submissions must be made via the Authority's eSourcing platform.
https://atamis-9529.my.site.com/s/Welcome
Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1P 4DF · United Kingdom
Notice and amendment history
2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
2 VERSIONS
1
071840-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
2
097181-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
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ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Environment Agency tender for one supplier to provide a complete solution set of colourimetric analytical instruments for nutrient, total and free cyanide, and dissolved organic carbon analysis, plus associated support services for environmental laboratory operations. The intended contract term is four years, with non-binding estimated demand of up to eight instruments.
Who this may suit
Best suited to suppliers able to take single-contract responsibility for a complete colourimetric analysis solution set and associated support services. Specific technical performance requirements are referenced but not included in the supplied content.
Key points identified
Complete solution setA single supplier must provide a complete analytical solution set covering nutrient, total and free cyanide, and DOC analysis.Evidence: "The Buyer requires a single Supplier to provide a complete analytical Solution Set for Nutrient, Total and Free Cyanide, and Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) analysis."
Mandatory performance requirementsSolution must meet mandatory performance requirements set out in a specification not supplied here.Evidence: "provided all mandatory performance requirements are met" and "requirements set out in this Specification"
Supplier solution proposalSupplier is to propose its recommended solution set; exact instrument type is not prescribed.Evidence: "The Buyer does not prescribe the exact type of Instrument(s) required and Suppliers shall propose their recommended Solution Set"
92% approved-analysis confidence5 supplier criteria identified4 risks or unknowns
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Environment Agency tender for one supplier to provide a complete solution set of colourimetric analytical instruments for nutrient, total and free cyanide, and dissolved organic carbon analysis, plus associated support services for environmental laboratory operations. The intended contract term is four years, with non-binding estimated demand of up to eight instruments.
Who this may suit
Best suited to suppliers able to take single-contract responsibility for a complete colourimetric analysis solution set and associated support services. Specific technical performance requirements are referenced but not included in the supplied content.
Key deliverables
Complete analytical solution set for nutrient analysis
Complete analytical solution set for total and free cyanide analysis
Complete analytical solution set for dissolved organic carbon (DOC) analysis
Associated support services
Up to eight instruments estimated over the contract term
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
5 criteria identified
Complete solution set
99% confidence
A single supplier must provide a complete analytical solution set covering nutrient, total and free cyanide, and DOC analysis.
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"The Buyer requires a single Supplier to provide a complete analytical Solution Set for Nutrient, Total and Free Cyanide, and Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) analysis."
Mandatory performance requirements
93% confidence
Solution must meet mandatory performance requirements set out in a specification not supplied here.
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"provided all mandatory performance requirements are met" and "requirements set out in this Specification"
Supplier solution proposal
98% confidence
Supplier is to propose its recommended solution set; exact instrument type is not prescribed.
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"The Buyer does not prescribe the exact type of Instrument(s) required and Suppliers shall propose their recommended Solution Set"
Single contractual responsibility
99% confidence
Supplier must assume responsibility for the complete solution set under one contractual arrangement.
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"the Supplier assumes responsibility for the complete Solution Set under a single Contractual arrangement."
Eligibility requirements
99% confidence
Unknown from supplied content.
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No eligibility criteria are stated in the supplied notice data.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Estimated contract value
98% confidence
Up to £480,000.
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Process value_max: 480000 GBP; Lot 1 value_amount: 480000 GBP.
Contract term
98% confidence
Intended four-year contract.
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"The Buyer intends to enter a four (4) year Contract"
Demand estimate
99% confidence
Up to eight instruments over the contract term; non-binding.
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"The estimated demand under the Contract is up to eight (8) Instruments over the Contract Term. This estimate is non-binding"
Delivery
Operating context
96% confidence
Environmental laboratory operations.
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"associated services to support environmental laboratory operations."
Delivery location
99% confidence
Unknown; the supplied London address is labelled buyer location, not a delivery location.
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Location description: "Buyer location"; no delivery location is stated.
Delivery timetable
99% confidence
Unknown.
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Contract start and end dates are null; no delivery schedule is stated.
One active lot is supplied, but it has no title or description.
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Lot ID "1" has status "active" and null title and description.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Unseen technical specification
98% confidence
Material mandatory performance requirements are referenced but not provided in the supplied content; solution fit cannot be fully assessed.
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"requirements set out in this Specification" and "all mandatory performance requirements"
Demand uncertainty
99% confidence
The up-to-eight instrument estimate is expressly non-binding.
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"This estimate is non-binding"
Scope of support services
98% confidence
Associated support services are required, but their detailed scope is unknown.
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"together with associated support services"; no further service detail is supplied.
Lot information limitation
99% confidence
The sole supplied lot is active but has no title or description.
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Lot 1 title and description are null.
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