Official UK procurement notice
Operation and Management of the Toxic Organic Micro Pollutants (TOMPs) Monitoring Network
Authority: Environment Agency (Central government)·On behalf of: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Environment Agency on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and Devolved Administrations is seeking to procure a service provider to provide data on the ambient levels of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and the Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) for the TOMPs Monitoring Network.
The Toxic Organic Micro Pollutants (TOMPs) network is responsible for contributing to the monitoring of UK air quality by providing measurement of the air concentrations of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) at rural and urban locations in the UK. Monitoring work complements emission inventory work, whilst also providing information on the sources of POP releases into the environment.
The Environment Agency is seeking to procure a service provider to provide data on the ambient levels of POPs and the Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) for the TOMPs Monitoring Network from 1st January 2027.
- How the procedure runs: This procurement is being conducted as a Competitive Flexible Procedure in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. Completion and submission of all documents will be conducted via the Authority’s eSourcing system. Following the evaluation stages 1-5 referenced in the Bidder Pack, the authority reserves the right to reissue the technical evaluation questions, pricing schedule, or any part thereof to the two highest scoring bidders, or any other bidder, for a Best and Final Offer (BAFO). Please note that all bidders will be invited to submit improved responses on the same items. Bidders will have 10 calendar days to review, revise and resubmit their bid via Atamis. There will be a period of 5 calendar days for clarification questions. The exact dates of these periods and deadlines for submission will be shared with the relevant bidders. ! IMPORTANT – This is an optional stage for the Authority to ensure that the Most Advantageous Tender is selected, that the requirement has been fully understood, and that bidders are provided a fair chance to compete where the Authority does not feel ready to award after Stage 5 evaluation. Bidders should submit their best possible tender and price in the first instance, as it is not guaranteed that this stage will be used.
CPV: Air quality management
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£0
What it takes to wini
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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 60%
- Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical
- Price
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 May 2026, 11:52 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Aug 2026, 15:07 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 23 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
C35140- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-082263- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a320Find a Tender
- How it runs
This procurement is being conducted as a Competitive Flexible Procedure in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. Completion and submission of all documents will be conducted via the Authority’s eSourcing system.
Following the evaluation stages 1-5 referenced in the Bidder Pack, the authority reserves the right to reissue the technical evaluation questions, pricing schedule, or any part thereof to the two highest scoring bidders, or any other bidder, for a Best and Final Offer (BAFO).
Please note that all bidders will be invited to submit improved responses on the same items. Bidders will have 10 calendar days to review, revise and resubmit their bid via Atamis. There will be a period of 5 calendar days for clarification questions. The exact dates of these periods and deadlines for submission will be shared with the relevant bidders.
! IMPORTANT – This is an optional stage for the Authority to ensure that the Most Advantageous Tender is selected, that the requirement has been fully understood, and that bidders are provided a fair chance to compete where the Authority does not feel ready to award after Stage 5 evaluation. Bidders should submit their best possible tender and price in the first instance, as it is not guaranteed that this stage will be used.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 28 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Submissions must be made via the Authority's eSourcing platform.
Timeline
26 May 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 8 dates- Planning notice published152 days ago26 May 2026, 11:52 BST
- Market engagement141 days ago5 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Further information (in the form of a presentation) is available on request by emailing [email protected]. Responses to the presentation will help inform the Procurement Strategy and subsequent Bidder Pack.
Defra reserves the right to follow up with suppliers on a 1:1 basis to further understand their capabilities with regard to this requirement (with publication of any new information that arises).
If you would like to book a 1:1 meeting regarding this project, please contact Nina Brittain via [email protected]. expressing your interest in a 1:1 meeting.
- Next notice expected100 days ago16 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published58 days ago28 Aug 2026, 15:07 BST
- Clarification questions by27 days ago28 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline20 days ago5 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
- Award decision expected by1 day ago23 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today25 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 68 days1 Jan 2027
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 May 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published26 May 2026, 11:52 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published28 Aug 2026, 15:07 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active28 Aug 2026, 15:07 BST
- Procurement method changed28 Aug 2026, 15:07 BST
- Deadline published: 5 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST28 Aug 2026, 15:07 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRSProcuring entityProcurement facilitated via Defra group Commercial
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender