Official UK procurement notice
Supporting the Development of the Decision-Making Thresholds 2050
Authority: JNCC SUPPORT CO (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis project expands on previous work that developed the Decision-Making Thresholds (DMT) to 2030, that was published in 2021. The DMT is an evidence-based approach for determining when a proposal and the emissions it gives rise to are considered "nugatory" in the context of ecological risk assessment. They inform a range of uses from decision making about new or existing proposals to broader policy development and focussing
effort to address air pollution effects on ecosystems.
CPV: Environmental services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£60,000
- Condition of participation
If interested in this project, potential bidders are invited to download the ITT zip folder attached to this advert.
Bids should be submitted to the following email address: [email protected] by the date and time shown within this advert.
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).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
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 (4)
- Quality of Bid: 50%
- Details of Contractor: 20%
- Cost: 20%
- Sustainability: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Quality of Bid: Clarity of proposal particularly work programme, milestones and deliverables to address the objectives (10) Detailed description of the approach to addressing how the contractor will design and tailor workshops giving adequate consideration of relevant methods such as the COM-B behaviour change model framework (15) Understanding of, and relevance to, the requirements in particular the adequacy of outputs and role of air pollution modelling and current guidance and relevant policies.(10) Inclusion of Gantt chart and approach to project monitoring (5) Robust risk register including mitigation to issues raised (5) Reassurance of reporting consistency and inclusion of an indicative outline of report contents (5)
- Details of Contractor: Expertise, experience, relevance and balance of team members (contractors must evidence experience of designing, delivering and facilitating workshops) and use of behavioural change frameworks. Including the role of any subcontractors (15) Evidence of successful delivery/ track record of similar projects (5)
- Sustainability: Environmental (assessed from responses to sustainability questions 1 and 2 in section 13, scaled to business size) (5) Social (assessed from responses to sustainability questions 3 and 4 in section 13, scaled to business size) (5)
- Cost: Total Cost (Including and whole-life cycle or Lifecycle costs) (5) Risk of cost variation (e.g. Indexed or fixed pricing) (5) Unit Rates (5) Transparency and correctness of proposal (5)
- Condition of participation
If interested in this project, potential bidders are invited to download the ITT zip folder attached to this advert.
Bids should be submitted to the following email address: [email protected] by the date and time shown within this advert.
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 1 Sept 2025, 16:57 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
- Authority reference
C25-0887-2095- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-052949- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0591aaFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Oct 2025, 09:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 26 Sept 2025, 09:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
Bids should be submitted to the following email address: [email protected] by the date and time shown within this advert.
Please be advised that the deadline for this tender has been extended to Friday 3rd October 2025 at 9:00 AM.
Bidders should refer to Version 3 of the ITT pack, which contains the most up-to-date documentation for this project.
Timeline
1 Sept 2025 → 22 Oct 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published1 Sept 2025, 16:57 BST
- Clarification questions by390 days ago26 Sept 2025, 09:00 BST
- Submission deadline383 days ago3 Oct 2025, 09:00 BST
- Contract starts370 days ago17 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published364 days ago22 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Sept 2025- Tender notice published1 Sept 2025, 16:57 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published18 Sept 2025, 10:25 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published22 Sept 2025, 16:57 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 3 Oct 2025, 09:00 BST22 Sept 2025, 16:57 BST+7 days · was 26 Sept 2025, 09:00 BST
- Contract details notice published22 Oct 2025, 16:00 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete22 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
Published amendments (2)
ITT documents, V2 (Annex A, Section 14 (Evaluation Criteria) has been amended to provide greater clarity on how bids will be assessed. Bidders are advised to refer to 02 ITT_FP_Annex-A_DMT_Final_0.3 within the V2 ITT zip folder for details) Bidders questions and answers log uploaded
Deadline for submission has been extended From Friday 26 September 2025, 09:00 to Friday 3 October 2025 at 09:00 Hours. Proposed start date for this project has been updated accordingly. (from 10 October 2025 to 17 October 2025) Amendment to 'cost' section of the evaluation table Bidders should refer to Version 3 of the ITT pack, which contains the most up-to-date documentation for this project. …
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-09: 1 release · 1 Sept 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo AEA Ltd | £54,871 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Supporting the Development of the Decision-Making Thresholds 2050 · Ricardo AEA Ltd
- Signed
- 17 Oct 2025
- Value
- £54,871
- Period
- 20 Oct 2025 – 12 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- RICARDO-AEA LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (9)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Bidders questions & answers log
- Bidding documents and specifications Invitation to Tender Documents
- Bidding documents and specifications Please be advised that the deadline for this tender has been extended to Friday 3rd October 2025 at 9:00 AM. Bidders should refer to Version 3 of the ITT pack, which contains the most up-to-date documentation for this project.
- Bidding documents and specifications V2 List of bidders questions and answers
- Bidding documents and specifications ITT documents, V2 (Annex A, Section 14 (Evaluation Criteria) has been amended to provide greater clarity on how bids will be assessed. Bidders are advised to refer to 02 ITT_FP_Annex-A_DMT_Final_0.3 within the V2 ITT zip folder for details)
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender