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title: "National Focal Centre (NFC) to Model and Map Air Pollution Impacts on UK habitat"
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# National Focal Centre (NFC) to Model and Map Air Pollution Impacts on UK habitat

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-focal-centre-nfc-to-model-and-map-air-pollution-impacts-on-uk-habitat-ocds-h6vhtk-07742c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS: "National Focal Centre (NFC) to Model and Map Air Pollution Impacts on UK habitat". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £0. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 4 Feb 2027, 10:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (open for submissions, 98 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-gov-d7)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £0 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 February 2027 at 10:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Air pollution monitoring or measurement services, Environmental monitoring other than for construction
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-focal-centre-nfc-to-model-and-map-air-pollution-impacts-on-uk-habitat-ocds-h6vhtk-07742c#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-07742c`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-focal-centre-nfc-to-model-and-map-air-pollution-impacts-on-uk-habitat-ocds-h6vhtk-07742c#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** To be available at the Tender Stage of this procurement.

## Description
Defra is seeking to contract with supplier(s) possessing the scientific, technical and analytical expertise required to maintain and develop the UK National Focal Centre (NFC). The successful supplier(s) will deliver annual UK-wide modelling and mapping of pollutant deposition (ammonia, oxides of nitrogen and sulphur dioxide) and assess against critical loads for acidity and nitrogen. They will also map ammonia concentrations and assess against critical levels. The assessments will be reported for the UK as a whole and broken down by country. In addition, the data will be reported for specific habitat types, Special Areas for Conservation (SACs), Special Protection Areas (SPAs) and Areas/Sites of Special Scientific Interest (A/SSSIs). The modelled outputs will support annual reporting, evidence generation, biodiversity protection, environmental policy development and the UK's domestic and international reporting obligations.
We are envisaging that the new contract will start on the 01 May 27 with a one (1) month handover, from 01 May to 31 May, with full responsibility being transferred to the successful contractor on 01 June 2027. These handover periods are to allow the new Contractor time to get ready to take over the full operation of the contract requirement. We estimate the contract value to be between the range of £680,000 - £720,000.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 90711500, 90731400
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 30/04/2027 to 30/04/2031

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F102397-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-29T09:40:35.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T16:34:08.128Z
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