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Official UK procurement notice

Analysis of PFAS in TULAC

Official notice

Authority: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (Public body)·On behalf of: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73)Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£60,000£72,000 inc. VAT · 2 value updates
Submissions closed 29 Jul 2025
Next notice expected 8 Jul 2025
Contract term 7 mostarts 11 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

We are looking for a contractor to develop a robust and reliable approach to analyse TULAC products for PFAS, acting as the next step to bringing the results of the method(s) as close to the ‘true’ PFAS content within the TULAC sample as possible.

CPV: Environmental services · Research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1Awarded 7 moSMEVCSEPublished value£60,000
Contract period: 11 Aug 2025 — 27 Feb 2026 (7 mo)Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: UK
Value
£60,000 exc. VAT · £72,000 inc. VAT
73110000 Research services90700000 Environmental 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
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical Envelope — 70%
  • Cost — 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical Envelope — E01: Approach and Methodology (40%) E02: Proposed Staff (25%) E03: Project Management (25%) E04: Sustainability (10%)
  • Cost — Total Cost
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation
    N/A

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
Cancelled
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
5 Aug 2025, 11:22 BST
Last source update
5 Aug 2025, 11:22 BST
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Environmental servicesResearch services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0551ed Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)
Submission deadline
29 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
29 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
atamis-9529.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

8 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published
    23 Jun 2025, 15:31 BST
  2. Market engagement
    1 Jul 2025, 23:59 BSTFor further information, please contact [email protected] for the specification and market engagement questionnaire. All responses to the market engagement must be sent back to [email protected] by 01/07/2025.
  3. Tender notice published
    3 Jul 2025, 15:16 BST
  4. Next notice expected
    8 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Clarification questions by
    29 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  6. Submission deadline
    29 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  7. Latest notice published
    5 Aug 2025, 11:22 BST
  8. Contract starts
    11 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—4 Aug 2025CancelledSole bidder failed to meet minimum technical thresholds and therefore a contract cannot be awarded.

Notice history

12 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jun 2025
  1. Procurement termination notice published
    5 Aug 2025, 11:22 BSTUK12
  2. Published value updated
    5 Aug 2025, 11:22 BSTwas £60,000
  3. Status changed to complete
    5 Aug 2025, 11:22 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    5 Aug 2025, 11:22 BST
  5. Deadline withdrawn
    5 Aug 2025, 11:22 BST
  6. Buyer details updated
    5 Aug 2025, 11:22 BST
  7. Tender notice published
    3 Jul 2025, 15:16 BSTUK4
  8. Published value updated to £60,000
    3 Jul 2025, 15:16 BSTwas £0
  9. Status changed to active
    3 Jul 2025, 15:16 BST
  10. Procurement method changed
    3 Jul 2025, 15:16 BST
  11. Deadline published: 29 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
    3 Jul 2025, 15:16 BST
  12. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    23 Jun 2025, 15:31 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNWW-1475-NYLN Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DF [email protected]

Other public bodies

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure