AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Via East Midlands Limited has awarded and signed a contract with Ambipar Response Limited for 24/7/365 environmental emergency response across the Nottinghamshire highway network. The published contract term runs from 16 October 2026 to 15 October 2028, with stated renewal options in a 2+1+1 format.
Published outcomeAmbipar Response Limited is the sole published supplier for award 1, covering lot 1. The contract record is active and explicitly records a signature date of 14 October 2026.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, open-competition highways environmental-response services contract. Published net value is £100,000 and gross value is £120,000; the notice does not provide a pricing breakdown or lot-level allocation beyond the single lot.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
AMBIPAR RESPONSE LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £100,000 net; £120,000 gross GBP · Verified legal supplier; award and contract active
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Supplier verification identifies AMBIPAR RESPONSE LIMITED, company number 05723743, by company-number match. Award 1 names this supplier and contract 1 records £100,000 amount and £120,000 amountGross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Tender notice published
99% confidence2 September 2026
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Release history lists Tender notice on Find a Tender dated 2026-09-02.
Submission deadline
99% confidence28 September 2026, 11:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-09-28T11:00:00+01:00.
Award decision date
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award 1 award_date is 2026-10-12; release history also lists a Contract award notice on that date.
Contract signed
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Contract 1 explicitly records dateSigned as 2026-10-14.
Contract start
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-16.
Contract end
99% confidence15 October 2028
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2028-10-15T23:59:59+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value, net
99% confidence£100,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 100000 GBP.
Published contract value, gross
99% confidence£120,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 120000 GBP.
Lot-level value allocation
99% confidenceNot published
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Lot 1 has no value_amount; the contract-level value is not separately allocated in the source.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Maximum potential end date
99% confidence15 October 2030
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Contract 1 period.maxExtentDate is 2030-10-15T23:59:59+01:00.
Renewal structure
99% confidence2+1+1 year format
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Contract 1 hasRenewal is true and renewal.description states “2+1+1 year format.”
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service requirement
99% confidence24/7/365 environmental emergency response across the Nottinghamshire highway network
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Process description states the required coverage and geography.
Activities
99% confidenceEmergency attendance, spill response, pollution control, waste recovery, contaminated-drainage cleansing, watercourse protection, fly-tipping response, animal-carcass removal, post-incident reporting and stakeholder liaison
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Listed in the process description.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 90611000 — Street-cleaning services
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Award item 1 lists this additional CPV classification.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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Tender and award records each reference lot 1 only.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen competition
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Tender procurementMethod is open.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - open competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states this wording.
Competition metrics
99% confidenceNot published
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Information on bidder numbers, tender prices, scores and evaluation is not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is active.
Initial term
99% confidence16 October 2026 to 15 October 2028
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
Extension mechanism
99% confidenceRenewal available; 2+1+1 year format
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Contract 1 hasRenewal is true and provides this renewal description.
Maximum extent
99% confidenceUp to 15 October 2030
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Contract 1 maxExtentDate is 2030-10-15.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Operational profile
98% confidenceThe requirement combines incident attendance, environmental containment and remediation, waste-related recovery, drainage and watercourse protection, and reporting liaison.
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These activities are expressly listed in the published requirement description.
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe source publishes both a £100,000 net amount and a £120,000 gross amount; no tax, pricing, annual value or option-value breakdown is supplied.
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Contract value contains amount 100000 and amountGross 120000 GBP, without further breakdown.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Notice sequence
99% confidenceThe published records support a tender notice, award notice, then contract details notice; the contract is explicitly signed and active.
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Release history dates are 2 September, 12 October and 16 October 2026; contract dateSigned and status are supplied.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.
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Lot record fields for title, description and value_amount are null.
Evaluation transparency
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, evaluation criteria, scores, tender prices and award rationale.
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No such fields are present in the supplied source data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder numbers, evaluation methodology, scores, bid pricing, award rationale and savings.
- The source does not state whether the published contract values include option periods, nor does it provide annual or renewal-period value breakdowns.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Via East MidlandsAmbipar Response Limitedenvironmental emergency responseNottinghamshire highwayshighway emergency responseFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Via East Midlands Environmental Emergency Response contract?
AMBIPAR RESPONSE LIMITED, verified by Companies House number 05723743, is the sole published supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £100,000 net and £120,000 gross.
When does the contract run?
The published initial term runs from 16 October 2026 to 15 October 2028. The notice states renewal in a 2+1+1 year format, with a maximum extent date of 15 October 2030.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract record explicitly gives a signature date of 14 October 2026.
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