AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Environment Agency awarded a below-threshold framework call-off for research and development work on improving stack-emissions monitoring to NPL MANAGEMENT LIMITED.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are reported for lot 1. The contract record states it was signed on 8 October 2026 and starts on 19 October 2026.
Market significanceThe £89,618 net contract funds evidence and technical work intended to improve emissions-monitoring methodologies, consistency and future guidance or standards.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
NPL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared contract value: £89,618 net (£107,541.60 gross) GBP · Verified supplier; active award
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Award 1 identifies NPL Management Limited as supplier for lot 1. Verified legal name supplied as NPL MANAGEMENT LIMITED, company number 02937881. The value is recorded at contract level.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published contract notice
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract details notice published at 2026-10-19T11:23:22+01:00.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status "active".
Contract signed
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-08T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period
99% confidence19 October 2026 to 8 March 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-19 and endDate is 2027-03-08.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value, excluding VAT
99% confidence£89,618
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Contract 1 value.amount is 89618 GBP.
Contract value, including VAT
99% confidence£107,541.60
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 107541.6 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceContract-level value; no separate lot value published
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The contract contains the value, while lot 1 has no value amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signature date
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-08.
Contract start date
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-19.
Contract end date
99% confidence8 March 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-03-08.
Notice publication date
99% confidence19 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-19T11:23:22+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Project
99% confidenceES RDE 115 – Improving the quality of stack emissions monitoring from new source
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Process and contract title.
Purpose
99% confidenceGenerate evidence for robust monitoring methodologies, more consistent cross-sector application, and future technical guidance and standards.
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Published project description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices: research and development services and related consultancy services (CPV 73000000)
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Award item additional classification.
Lot coverage
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 and contract 1 are linked to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Tender procurementMethod is "selective".
Award route
99% confidenceBelow-threshold award under a framework; self-service direct award
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - award under framework" and description states "Environment Agency Self-Service Direct Award."
Competitive process
99% confidenceNot competitive
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Tender competitive is false.
Framework reference
98% confidenceocds-h6vhtk-04ef64, related framework lot a2XTu000000WlTdMAK
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relatedProcesses identifies a framework relationship and related lot.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is "active".
Term
99% confidence19 October 2026 to 8 March 2027
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Contract period dates.
VAT presentation
99% confidence£89,618 excluding VAT; £107,541.60 including VAT
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Contract value contains amount and amountGross.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-to-market implication
99% confidenceThis was a non-competitive direct award under an existing framework, rather than an open competition.
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Tender competitive is false; the description and procurement-method detail identify a self-service direct framework award.
Demand signal
99% confidenceThe buyer is commissioning technical evidence to support future monitoring guidance and standard development.
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Published project description.
Contract scale
99% confidenceThe published net contract value is £89,618 for the stated contract period.
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Contract value.amount and period fields.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified
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Supplier verification returned an exact-name match to NPL MANAGEMENT LIMITED (company number 02937881); no name mismatch is flagged.
Award date
99% confidenceNot published
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Award 1 award_date is null.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value
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Lot record contains null title, description and value_amount.
Competition detail
99% confidenceBid count, evaluation and selection rationale are not published
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award decision date is published.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation detail, award rationale and pricing breakdown.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No extension, renewal or option terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Environment AgencyNPL MANAGEMENT LIMITEDstack emissions monitoringemissions monitoring researchframework direct awardresearch and development services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Environment Agency stack emissions monitoring contract?
NPL MANAGEMENT LIMITED won award 1 for lot 1. Its identity is verified against company number 02937881.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £89,618 excluding VAT and £107,541.60 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The contract record states a period from 19 October 2026 to 8 March 2027, and a signature date of 8 October 2026.
Was this competitively tendered?
No. The notice describes a below-threshold self-service direct award under a framework and marks the procurement as non-competitive.
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