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Published 13 Jul 2026, 14:03 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Air Quality modelling of Sites of Scientific Interest (SSSIs) to inform the Greater Cambridge Local Plan

Official notice

Authority: South Cambridgeshire District Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: East of England (UKH12)

Published estimate£30,000£30,000 inc. VAT25.8% below published estimate

Submissions closed 24 Jul 2026awarded 9 Sept 2026

Awarded to Air Quality Consultants Ltd

Contract term 4 moends 30 Nov 2026 · up to 1 Aug 2027 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council (the Councils) are seeking suitably qualified consultants to carry out air quality modelling of road traffic emissions in proximity of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) within the area of Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council (Greater Cambridge). This will be evidence to inform the joint Greater Cambridge Local Plan.

CPV: Technical planning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 4 moPublished value£30,000

Contract period: 1 Aug 2026 – 30 Nov 2026 (4 mo) · up to 1 Aug 2027 with extensionsValue: £30,000 exc. VAT · £30,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: East of England

Extensions: 12. This contract is to cover from July 2026 to end of November 2026 with the option to extend along as necessary up to the prevailing WTO threshold at the discretion of SCDC. · This contract is to cover from July 2026 to end of November 2026 with the option to extend along as necessary up to the prevailing WTO threshold at the discretion of SCDC.

71356400 Technical planning services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: 40 Price 60 Quality

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Below threshold
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 13 Jul 2026, 14:03 BST
Last source update: 9 Sept 2026, 10:16 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-065636
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Technical planning services
Delivery area: East of England (UKH12)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06c996 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract

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Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Submission deadline: 24 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 21 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗

Timeline

13 Jul 2026 → 9 Sept 2026 · 5 dates

Tender notice published105 days ago
13 Jul 2026, 14:03 BST
Clarification questions by97 days ago
21 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST
Submission deadline94 days ago
24 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
Contract starts86 days ago
1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published47 days ago
9 Sept 2026, 10:16 BST

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Jul 2026

Tender notice published
13 Jul 2026, 14:03 BST
UK4
Tender notice published
14 Jul 2026, 16:05 BST
UK4
Deadline moved to 24 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
14 Jul 2026, 16:05 BST
+3 days · was 21 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST
Contract award notice published
9 Sept 2026, 10:16 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
9 Sept 2026, 10:16 BST
Contract signature expected
11 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Published amendments (1)

The deadline for responses has now changed to the 24/07/2026 no later than 17:00

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £18,5621 award exc. VAT

Bids received 136 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Air Quality Consultants LtdSME14 Sept 2026 – 30 Nov 2026Options: This contract is to cover to the end of November 2026 with the option to extend along as necessary up to the prevailing WTO threshold at the discretion of SCDC.	£18,562	9 Sept 2026	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
13final-stage tenders	6	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

South Cambridgeshire District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPLL-9624-BHXR Cambourne Business Park, Cambourne, East of England, CB23 6EAContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Cambridge City CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentGB-PPON: PCBT-6819-NDPJ Cambridge, East of EnglandContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Air Quality Consultants LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 2814570GB-PPON: PMGG-7767-XRHW 3rd Floor, St Augustine's Court, St Augustine's Place, Bristol, South West, BS1 4UDContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsThe tender documents can be found at: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=45d37685-a97e-f111-813c-005056b64545

Notices published for this procedure

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