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Published 27 Jun 2024, 14:22 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Provision of Air Quality Monitoring Automatic Station Maintenance

Official notice

Authority: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£120,000≈ £120k / year16.7% below published estimate
Submissions closed 18 Jul 2024awarded 3 Dec 2024
Awarded to WeCare4Air Ltd
Contract term 1 yrends 30 Sept 2025 · extension options published · starts 1 Oct 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council has five continuous automated monitoring stations within the Sandwell borough.

The provision of the Air Quality Monitoring Automatic Station Maintenance Service will allow the monitoring stations to produce continuous data to a high degree of reliability for each element of air quality during the whole period of the contract.

CPV: Air pollution monitoring or measurement services · Air pollution protection services · Air quality management

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Council has five continuous automated monitoring stations within the Sandwell boroughAwardedRenewal 1 yrPublished value£120,000

The Council has five continuous automated monitoring stations within the Sandwell borough.

The provision of the Air Quality Monitoring Automatic Station Maintenance Service will allow the monitoring stations to produce continuous data to a high degree of reliability for each element of air quality during the whole period of the contract.

Contract period: 1 Oct 2024 – 30 Sept 2025 (1 yr)
Delivery: West Midlands
Extensions: Agreement Term of up to Four (4) years with a separate options to extend, as follows; Initial term: 03 January 2025 to 02 January 2026; Option to Extend Contract Year 2: from 03 January 2026 to 02 January 2027; Option to Extend Contract Year 3: from 03 January 2027 to 02 January 2028; and Option to Extend Contract Year 4: from 03 January 2028 to 02 January 2029 · The Council may extend the Agreement, in whole or in part, for a period or periods of up to a maximum of three (3) separate consecutive one (1) year period(s) following the expiry of the Initial Term, subject to satisfactory reviews. For the avoidance of doubt if the Agreement is extended in accordance with the Contract terms and conditions, the maximum period the Agreement could remain in force is an Agreement Term of up to Four (4) years with a separate options to extend, as follows; Option to Extend Contract Year 2: from 01 October 2025 to 30 September 2026; Option to Extend Contract Year 3: from 01 October 2026 to 30 September 2027 and Option to Extend Contract Year 4: from 01 October 2027 to 30 September 2028.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Price: 60
Published award criteria (1)
  • Price: 60
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 60 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
27 Jun 2024, 14:22 BST
Last source update
5 Jun 2025, 12:15 BST
Award evaluation window
18 Jul 2024 – …
Authority reference
PH0192-1
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-030196
Classification (CPV)
Air pollution monitoring or measurement servicesAir pollution protection servicesAir quality management
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG37)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047309 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
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Submission deadline
18 Jul 2024, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
18 Jul 2024, 13:01 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Jul 2024 → 5 Jun 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    18 Jul 2024, 13:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    18 Jul 2024, 13:01 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Oct 2024, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    5 Jun 2025, 12:15 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Jun 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    5 Jun 2025, 12:15 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    5 Jun 2025, 12:15 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £99,9901 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Dec 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
WeCare4Air Ltd£99,990 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • The Provision of Air Quality Monitoring Automatic Station Maintenance · WeCare4Air Ltd

    Signed
    3 Dec 2024
    Value
    £99,990
    Period
    … – 30 Sept 2025
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Sandwell Council House,Freeth St, OLDBURY, West Midlands, B693DEContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • WeCare4Air LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 09235089 Essex, East of England, CM6 1GF

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.