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Modelling of Ambient Air Quality

Air quality management
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Defra Network eTendering Portal: "Modelling of Ambient Air Quality". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityDefra Network eTendering PortalScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for Defra Network eTendering Portal. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
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Competition Density
4.1Bids / Report
40.4% of reports have one bid
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Coverage: 280 active published awards; 270 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDefra Network eTendering Portal
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published14 Apr 2021, 22:55 BST
Last source update14 Apr 2021, 22:55 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationAir quality management
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-02a623
What is being bought
A contract to develop and apply air quality models and other methods of assessment to: * Map ambient air pollutant concentrations across the UK for 13 pollutants; * Carry out an annual assessment of compliance with air quality limit values and target values for reporting; * Support the investigation and development of policy initiatives.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    14 Apr 2021, 22:55 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    14 Apr 2021, 22:55 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    14 Apr 2021, 22:55 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
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  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    Defra intends to award a contract for the Modelling of Ambient Air Quality. The services required under this contract include: * Mapping ambient air pollutant concentrations across the UK for 13 pollutants; * Carrying out an annual assessment of compliance with air quality limit values and target values for reporting; * Supporting the investigation and development of policy initiatives. The contract is planned to start on 01/05/2021 and to run for two (2) years. There is a possibility that the contract will be extended for a period of up to twelve (12) months. (The value covers the full three-year period). This notice advises that Defra has decided to award the contract with the named provider on a direct award basis and is published for reasons of transparency. Additional information: If you have any concerns regarding this decision, please ensure that you contact Penny Hebden, Defra Group Commercial, at penny.hebden@defra.gov.uk, clearly detailing the basis of your concerns, within 10 calendar days of the publication of this notice.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    14 Apr 2021, 22:55 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 12 Apr 2021, 00:00 BST · £3,800,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Ricardo Energy & Environment
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Contracts
Contract
£3,800,000 · signed 12 Apr 2021, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Defra Network eTendering Portal

Contracting authority GB-FTS-1944
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  • Defra Network eTendering Portal
    buyer

    17 Nobel House, London, UK, SW1P 3JR
    penny.hebden@defra.gov.uk
    +44 2072385921

  • Defra Group Commercial
    reviewBody

    17 Nobel House, London, SW1P 3JR

  • Ricardo Energy & Environment
    supplier

    London, UK

  • Royal Courts of Justice
    mediationBody

    London, WC2A 2LL
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleThis contract uses the PCM model, developed under previous contracts with Ricardo Energy & Environment, and they own the intellectual property rights (IPR) for elements that feed into the model, such as the Stack Characterisation Database and associated tools. Any new supplier would need to buy a licence to use the Stack Characterisation or develop a replacement option that would not infringe on their IPR. There is no other model in the market at this time that can take the place of the PCM model and meet the requirements of the Air Quality Standards Regulations 2010 in time for the 2020 compliance assessment. The PCM model is specifically designed to provide outputs which form the majority of the scientific base that enables Defra to fulfil its legal obligations. The current situation with Covid-19 has had a significant impact on air quality, so the modelling required for the 2020 compliance assessment (carried out between March and August 2021) will be much more complex than usual. A new contractor would not be able to complete this work and meet the reporting deadline, thus creating a further risk of failure to meet statutory obligations. The justification for the direct award of this contract is that there is currently only one supplier who can fulfil the requirements of the contract, which is justified under Regulation 32 of the Public Contracts regulations (PCR) 2015: (b) Where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons: (ii) Competition is absent for technical reasons, and (iii) The protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights.