Scope
Description
The contract is for the provision of specialist Asbestos Risk Management Services to LondonEnergy Limited. These services are critical to ensuring compliance with statutory asbestos management obligations and mitigating significant health and safety risks across operational sites.
The scope includes:
- Acting as the Client's trusted asbestos subject matter expert, providing independent and impartial advice.
- Coordinating asbestos surveys, air monitoring, and remediation works through the approved supply chain.
- Delivering Responsible Person asbestos training and supporting corporate governance.
- Managing emergency response and containment following accidental asbestos releases.
- Maintaining and improving the asbestos compliance database (Simple Compliance) and ensuring accurate reporting.
The services will be supplied exclusively by Ramboll UK Limited under a Master Services Agreement on a time and materials basis, with a total contract value not to exceed £913,875.00.
Contract 1. Asbestos Risk Management Services
Supplier
Contract value
- £913,875 excluding VAT
- £1,096,650 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
2 February 2026
Earliest date the contract will be signed
3 February 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 3 February 2026 to 25 January 2030
- Possible extension to 25 January 2032
- 5 years, 11 months, 23 days
Description of possible extension:
The contract includes two optional extensions, each for a period of 12 months, which may be exercised consecutively (1+1 years) beyond the initial term.
Where the decommissioning programme for the existing plant is formally revised, resulting in asbestos risk remaining beyond the original contract term.
Continued compliance with statutory asbestos management obligations and health and safety requirements is necessary until decommissioning is complete.
Exercising the extension will be subject to internal governance approval and will comply with transparency and proportionality principles under the Procurement Act 2023.
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services
Contract locations
- UKC - North East (England)
- UKD - North West (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKH - East of England
- UKI - London
- UKJ - South East (England)
- UKK - South West (England)
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Direct award justification
- Single supplier - technical reasons
- Additional or repeat goods, services or works - extension or partial replacement
This direct award is made under the exemption provided in Schedule 5 paragraphs 6 and 7 of the Procurement Act 2023, which permits a contracting authority to award a contract without competition where, there is an absence of competition for technical reasons, and a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing service, and the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance.
In this case:
Ramboll UK Limited is the incumbent provider with unique technical expertise and detailed knowledge of LondonEnergy's asbestos risk profile, compliance systems, and operational processes.
Ramboll has integrated its services with the Client's compliance database and established protocols for emergency response and asbestos risk mitigation.
Switching to another provider would require significant duplication of effort, reconfiguration of systems, and revalidation of compliance processes, creating incompatibility risks and exposing the Client to serious health and safety hazards.
These risks cannot be mitigated within a reasonable timeframe or cost without jeopardising statutory compliance and operational safety.
Why competitive tendering was not pursued:
A competitive procedure was considered but deemed unsuitable because no other supplier could provide the required continuity and technical integration without introducing unacceptable health and safety risks. Market engagement confirmed that alternative providers would require substantial mobilisation and system changes, which would delay critical compliance activities and increase the risk of asbestos exposure. Therefore, proceeding with a direct award is necessary and proportionate to safeguard health and safety and maintain legal compliance.
Supplier
RAMBOLL UK LIMITED
- Companies House: 03659970
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PTLL-3898-QVWT
240 Blackfriars Road
London
SE1 8NW
United Kingdom
Email: RUK_Tenders@ramboll.co.uk
Website: https://www.ramboll.com/en-gb
Region: UKI44 - Lewisham and Southwark
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1. Asbestos Risk Management Services
Contracting authority
LONDONENERGY LTD
- Companies House: 02732548
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXMX-9411-QDZJ
Ecopark, Advent Way
London
N18 3AG
United Kingdom
Region: UKI54 - Enfield
Organisation type: Private utility