UKEAP - Acid Gas and Aerosol Network - Long-Term Atmospheric (Delta) Sampling

Official notice

Authority: DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Defra Network eTendering Portal)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£692,656published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 2 Oct 2024no call for competition

Awarded to UK CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY & HYDROLOGY

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency (VEAT) notice, indicating that Defra (on behalf of the Environment Agency (EA)) intends to enter into a contract with UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology for UKEAP - Acid Gas and Aerosol Network - Long-Term Atmospheric (Delta) Sampling. Defra intends to award this contract following the expiry of a voluntary standstill period, 10 days from the date of publication of this notice.

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1

Delivery: UK

90731400 Air pollution monitoring or measurement services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 29 Oct 2024, 12:48 GMT
Last source update: 29 Oct 2024, 12:48 GMT
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-035006
Classification (CPV): Air pollution monitoring or measurement servicesAir quality management
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04b235 Find a Tender

Why no open competition

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Published justification

Explanation: Based on the information detailed below, the conclusion is that UK-CEH are the only supplier with the expertise and/or equipment able to provide this Equipment to the Environment Agency under Regulation 32 2 (b) ii of PCR 2015. This is for the following reason:

This is the only commercially available instrument, that is capable of delivering the specification requirements including the recording of multi species measurements of the National Ammonia Monitoring Network, and Acid Gas Network.
It is the only commercial available instrument that is suitable for immediate deployment on the network

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £692,6561 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 2 Oct 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
UK CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY & HYDROLOGY	£692,656 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 035006-2024-1 · UK CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY & HYDROLOGY
Signed
2 Oct 2024
Value
£692,656
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Defra Network eTendering Portal)

Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEnvironmental protection Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, UK, SW1P 4DFContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH)Awarded supplier11314957 Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, Wallingford, UK, OX10 8BBContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.