Official UK procurement notice
Herts & Beds Air Quality Data Management
Authority: Watford Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: East of England (UKH23)
Awarded value£42,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 24 Dec 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Ricardo AEA Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHerts & Beds Air Quality Data Collection and Management
Data Management Services – 2026-27
Broxbourne Borough Council £171.39
Dacorum Borough Council £1,989.45
East Herts Council £1,989.45
Hertsmere Borough Council £3,807.50
St Albans City and District Council £171.39
Stevenage Borough Council £1,989.45
Three Rivers District Council £171.39
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council £3,807.50
Bedford Borough Council £1,989.45
Central Bedfordshire Council £171.39
Luton Borough Council £1,989.45
London Luton Airport £1,989.45
Watford Borough Council £171.39
North Hertfordshire District Council £171.39
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 Jul 2026, 17:38 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Jul 2026, 17:42 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-072420- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d829Find a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jul 2026- Contract details notice published30 Jul 2026, 17:38 BSTUK7
- Contract details notice published30 Jul 2026, 17:42 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £42,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Dec 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo AEA Ltd | £42,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Ricardo AEA Ltd
- Signed
- 24 Dec 2025
- Value
- £42,000
- Period
- 26 Jan 2026 – 25 Jan 2027 · up to 25 Jan 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- + 1 year
- Change Description update
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- RICARDO-AEA LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender