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Published 10 Jul 2026, 11:31 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Ozone Monitoring with University of Manchester (UoM)

Official notice

Authority: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£280,426published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 24 Jun 2026no call for competition
Awarded to UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of monitoring, analysis and technical support services for atmospheric ozone and UV radiation measurements across UK monitoring sites.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
90711500 Environmental monitoring other than for construction

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
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
10 Jul 2026, 11:31 BST
Last source update
28 Jul 2026, 16:12 BST
Authority reference
C34600
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-071377
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c850 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification

The Direct award is deemed to be complaint under Procurement Act 2023, Schedule 5 –

Para 7. The public contract concerns the supply of goods, services or works by the existing supplier which are intended as an extension to, or partial replacement of, existing goods, services or works in circumstances where—

(a)a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works, and

(b)the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

23 Jul 2026 → 28 Jul 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends88 days ago
    23 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published84 days ago
    28 Jul 2026, 16:12 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Jul 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    10 Jul 2026, 11:31 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    13 Jul 2026, 16:16 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    24 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    28 Jul 2026, 16:12 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2some still in standstill
Awarded value £280,4261 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Jul 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER24 Jul 2026 – 31 Mar 2027£280,42624 Jun 2026standstill to 23 Jul 2026Standstill
UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER£280,426 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Ozone Monitoring with University of Manchester (UoM) · UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER

    Signed
    28 Jul 2026
    Value
    £280,426
    Period
    28 Jul 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
    Status
    active
    3 agreed KPIs: Undertake daily column ozone and UV-B observations · Contribute to delivery of national and international reporting obligations. · Undertake quality assurance and quality control
    • Undertake daily column ozone and UV-B observations
    • Contribute to delivery of national and international reporting obligations.
    • Undertake quality assurance and quality control

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PNBD-3289-CDGX Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • The University of ManchesterAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PMJG-4344-PVGY Oxford Road, Manchester, North West, M13 9PLContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender