AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Yorkshire Water Services Limited has published a transparency notice for a proposed direct award to Unisense Environment A/S for liquid-phase nitrous oxide monitoring equipment, calibration equipment and manufacturer support for 13 wastewater treatment sites. The award remains pending, with signature scheduled for 23 October 2026; the notice does not evidence a signed or active contract.
Published outcomePending direct award to Unisense Environment A/S, covering lot 1.
Market significanceThe procurement concerns specialised continuous N₂O monitoring equipment for wastewater operations. Yorkshire Water states that market engagement identified a single manufacturer capable of direct supply of tested liquid-phase devices in the UK water industry.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Unisense Environment A/S
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £1,500,000 excluding VAT (£1,800,000 including VAT), allocated to the single pending award GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 names Unisense Environment A/S as supplier and records amount £1,500,000 and amountGross £1,800,000; it relates to lot 1 and is pending.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceTransparency notice on Find a Tender
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The published document is described as “Transparency notice on Find a Tender” and has notice type UK5.
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 is recorded with status “pending”.
Tender/lot status
96% confidenceComplete
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The tender and lot 1 are each recorded with status “complete”. This does not override the pending award status.
Planned signature date
98% confidence23 October 2026
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A futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled for 2026-10-23T23:59:59+01:00.
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceNot evidenced as signed
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The award is pending and the source provides a future signature milestone rather than a signed-contract confirmation.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£1,500,000
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Award 1 value.amount is 1500000 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£1,800,000
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 1800000 GBP.
Lot-level value
99% confidenceNot published
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Lot 1 has no value amount or currency in the supplied data.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Notice publication
99% confidence14 October 2026
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The award notice was published at 2026-10-14T07:07:38+01:00.
Scheduled contract start
97% confidence23 October 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-23T00:00:00+01:00.
Scheduled contract end
97% confidence22 October 2031
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Award 1 contractPeriod endDate is 2031-10-22T23:59:59+01:00.
Scheduled signature
98% confidence23 October 2026
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The futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled for 23 October 2026.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Procurement subject
99% confidenceLiquid-phase N₂O monitoring devices and associated calibration equipment
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The tender title and description specify liquid-phase nitrous oxide monitoring equipment and calibration equipment.
Equipment and support
98% confidenceSensor probes, controllers, calibration equipment, accessories and manufacturer support
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These items are listed in the tender description.
Operational purpose
98% confidenceContinuous monitoring of dissolved N₂O concentrations and temperature in activated-sludge process lanes
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The description states the equipment will provide continuous monitoring of dissolved N₂O concentrations and temperature within activated sludge process lanes.
Sites
98% confidence13 wastewater treatment sites
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The description states that equipment will be supplied to 13 wastewater treatment sites.
Installation and commissioning
97% confidenceTo be undertaken by Yorkshire Water or a separately contracted delivery partner under an existing framework
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The tender description assigns installation and commissioning to Yorkshire Water or a separately contracted framework delivery partner.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 38344000 — Pollution-monitoring devices
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Award item 1 includes CPV 38344000 with this description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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The tender records procurementMethod “direct” and procurementMethodDetails “Direct award”.
Rationale stated by buyer
96% confidenceDirect manufacturer contract sought after a prior managed-service market engagement, to support collaboration on potential future developments
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The procurement rationale says Yorkshire Water pivoted from a managed-service approach because it needed a direct contract with the manufacturer and sought improved collaboration on potential future developments.
Technical single-supplier rationale
96% confidenceBuyer states market engagement confirmed a single manufacturer capable of direct supply of tested liquid-phase N₂O monitoring devices in the UK water industry
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The stated rationale and classification “singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons” support this statement.
Bid and evaluation information
99% confidenceNot published
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The supplied notice contains no bid count, bidder list, scoring or evaluation results.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 records mainProcurementCategory as “goods”.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceYes
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Award 1 records aboveThreshold as true.
Stated period
97% confidence23 October 2026 to 22 October 2031
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Award 1 records this contractPeriod, subject to the pending award and scheduled signature.
Renewal or extension terms
99% confidenceNot published
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No extension or renewal provisions are included in the supplied data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Supply-chain structure
96% confidenceThe notice separates equipment supply from installation and commissioning
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Yorkshire Water states installation and commissioning will be delivered by it or by a separately contracted partner under an existing framework.
Manufacturer-direct requirement
98% confidenceThe equipment was required to be supplied directly by the original equipment manufacturer
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The tender description expressly states this requirement.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe published value applies to the single pending award and should not be treated as evidence of spend or of a signed commitment
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The award is pending, while £1.5m excluding VAT and £1.8m including VAT are recorded at award level.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Pending award versus completed tender
99% confidenceThe tender and lot are marked complete, but the award is pending and signature is only scheduled; the analysis therefore does not describe the contract as signed or active.
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Tender/lot status is complete; award status is pending; futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 23 October 2026.
Supplier verification scope
98% confidenceCompanies House verification is not applicable to this supplier record; no verified legal company name was supplied.
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Supplier verification status is not_applicable and verifiedCompanyName is null.
Published scope of financial data
99% confidenceOnly award-level net and gross values are supplied; no itemised pricing or lot-level value is published.
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Award 1 contains values, while lot 1 value fields are null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice records a pending award and scheduled signature, not a concluded or active contract.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: award decision date, bid count, bid prices, evaluation scores, detailed technical specification, pricing breakdown, extension terms and renewal options.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- The stated delivery regions cover multiple UK regions, while the narrative identifies 13 Yorkshire Water wastewater treatment sites; site-level allocation is not published.
- The supplier is not Companies House-verified because verification is not applicable to the supplied overseas supplier record.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Yorkshire WaterUnisense Environment A/SN2O monitoring devicesliquid-phase monitoringwastewater treatmentdirect awardpollution-monitoring devices
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is the proposed supplier?
The pending award names Unisense Environment A/S.
Has the contract been signed?
No signed contract is evidenced. The award is pending and signature is scheduled for 23 October 2026.
What is being procured?
Liquid-phase N₂O monitoring equipment, calibration equipment, accessories and manufacturer support for 13 wastewater treatment sites.
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