Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Defra Network eTendering Portal)
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
Contact
Wayne Lamport
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
Buyer's address
https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Environment
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
UKEAP - Acid Gas and Aerosol Network - Long-Term Atmospheric (Delta) Sampling
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 90731100 - Air quality management
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short 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.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £692,656
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 90731400 - Air pollution monitoring or measurement services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
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.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100
Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 0
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
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
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract/concession
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
2 October 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH)
Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford
Wallingford
OX10 8BB
Telephone
+44 1491692580
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
11314957
Internet address
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £692,656
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £692,656
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Defra Network eTendering Portal)
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Defra Network eTendering Portal)
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs