AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Environment Agency published a transparency notice for the direct, below-threshold procurement of two AirYX DOAS instruments to measure atmospheric ammonia fluxes. Award 1 names CURA TERRAE AIR LIMITED, but the award remains pending and the notice schedules a future signature date; it does not evidence a signed or active contract.
Published outcomeOne pending award is recorded for CURA TERRAE AIR LIMITED, covering lot 1. The stated award value is £134,836 excluding VAT (£161,803.20 gross).
Market significanceThis is a specialist scientific-instrument purchase for environmental monitoring, made without competition under a below-threshold direct procurement route.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CURA TERRAE AIR LIMITED
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 134836 GBP · Pending award
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Verified supplier record matches CURA TERRAE AIR LIMITED (company number 01726773); award 1 lists Cura Terrae Air Ltd as supplier, relates to lot 1, has status pending, and states £134,836 net.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceTransparency notice on Find a Tender
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Document 096732-2026 is described as “Transparency notice on Find a Tender”.
Tender status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender P-40735 has status “complete”.
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 has status “pending”.
Signature milestone
98% confidenceScheduled for 23 October 2026
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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-10-23T23:59:59+01:00.
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceNot evidenced
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The supplied award is pending and only a future signature milestone is provided.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£134,836
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Award 1 value.amount is 134836 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£161,803.20
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 161803.2 GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceSingle award; no separate lot value published
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The notice contains one award related to lot 1; lot 1 has no value field.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Initial notice publication
97% confidence13 October 2026, 12:02 BST
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Release 096489-2026 is dated 2026-10-13T12:02:02+01:00.
Updated notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026, 17:00 BST
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Release 096732-2026 and its document datePublished are 2026-10-13T17:00:37+01:00.
Scheduled signature date
98% confidence23 October 2026
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Future signature milestone is due 2026-10-23T23:59:59+01:00.
Stated contract period
97% confidence23 October 2026 to 8 January 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies startDate 2026-10-23 and endDate 2027-01-08.
End-date amendment
99% confidenceEnd date changed from 1 January 2027 to 8 January 2027
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Award amendment states the additional week allows for Christmas and New Year bank holidays, with no change to value or scope.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceTwo commercially available DOAS instruments for highly sensitive and precise atmospheric ammonia measurement
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Tender description states that two commercially available DOAS instruments are required to measure atmospheric ammonia (NH₃).
Operational use
99% confidenceSimultaneous measurements at two heights above agricultural, forest, moorland and other semi-natural surfaces to calculate ammonia flux
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Tender description specifies measurements at two heights and the listed land-surface contexts.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is “goods”.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 38430000 — Detection and analysis apparatus
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Award item 1 lists additional CPV classification 38430000.
Lot structure
97% confidenceOne lot (lot 1); no lot title or detailed lot description published
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Tender and award identify lot 1, while the supplied lot record has no title or description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is “direct”.
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - without competition”.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Award 1 aboveThreshold is false.
SME suitability
95% confidenceLot 1 marked suitable for SMEs
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Lot 1 suitability.sme is true.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Proposed period
97% confidence23 October 2026 to 8 January 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod gives these dates; the award remains pending.
Scope and value change in amendment
99% confidenceNo change stated
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The amendment explicitly says there is no change to contract value or scope.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceNot published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Supply-market signal
96% confidenceSpecialist environmental monitoring equipment acquisition
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The requirement is for high-sensitivity DOAS instruments used to quantify atmospheric ammonia flux.
Route-to-market signal
99% confidenceDirect below-threshold purchase without competition
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The tender method is direct and the published method detail says below threshold without competition.
Delivery timing signal
99% confidenceThe published end-date change allowed an additional delivery week over Christmas and New Year
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The amendment cites Christmas and New Year bank holidays as the reason for moving the end date to 8 January 2027.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and contract status
99% confidencePending award; signed or active contract status is not evidenced
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Award 1 is pending and the notice contains a scheduled future signature date.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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Supplier verification reports an exact-name match to CURA TERRAE AIR LIMITED, company number 01726773.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot title, description and individual lot value not supplied
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Lot 1 is identified but its supplied title, description and value are null.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, bidder list, scores, evaluation rationale or award decision date is provided.
Date amendment
99% confidenceThe published end date was amended from 1 January to 8 January 2027; no value or scope change is stated
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Award amendment provides both the earlier and revised dates and states no change to value or scope.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award is pending, with a future signature milestone; the source does not evidence that a contract has been signed, concluded or begun.
- No award decision date, bid count, competing suppliers, pricing breakdown, evaluation information or reason for supplier selection is published.
- Lot 1 has no published title, detailed description or separately stated value.
- No extension, renewal or option terms are supplied.
- The contract end date was amended from 1 January 2027 to 8 January 2027; the notice states this was to accommodate holiday-period delivery timing.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
AirYX DOAS EquipmentEnvironment AgencyCURA TERRAE AIR LIMITEDatmospheric ammonia monitoringDOAS instrumentsdirect procurementFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as supplier for the AirYX DOAS Equipment award?
CURA TERRAE AIR LIMITED is named for award 1. Its identity is verified to company number 01726773.
Has the AirYX DOAS contract been signed?
This is not evidenced. The award is marked pending and the notice gives a future signature date of 23 October 2026.
What is being procured?
Two DOAS instruments for sensitive atmospheric ammonia measurements at two heights, supporting ammonia-flux calculations.
What is the published award value?
The notice states £134,836 excluding VAT and £161,803.20 including VAT.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.