Scope
Description
Yorkshire Water is seeking a supplier to provide Emissions Testing services. The scope includes UKAS and MCERTS accredited sampling, monitoring and testing of air and stack emissions across Yorkshire Water sites which have an Environment Agency permit.
Assets include:
• Combined Heat & Power (CHP) engines
• Boilers
• Generators
• Flare stacks
• Odour Control Units (OCU's)
• Bioaerosol monitoring (non-intrusive)
Test Parameters include:
• Sulphur Dioxide
• NM VOC
• Carbon Monoxide
• Oxides of Nitrogen
• Oxygen
• Water Vapour
• Total VOC
• Volume Flow Rate
• Hydrogen Sulphide
• Odour
• Ammonia
• Hydrogen Chloride
The selected provider must be capable of delivering reactive response services in the Yorkshire region. Please refer to the attachments for further details on the number of assets, frequency of testing and asset locations.
Total value (estimated)
- £287,000 excluding VAT
- £344,400 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 28 February 2026 to 28 February 2031
- Possible extension to 28 February 2034
- 8 years, 1 day
Description of possible extension:
The contract may be extended subject to performance, regulatory requirements, and business need.
Options
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.
Additional assets and/or additional test parameters may be added into scope during the duration of the Agreement based on changing Environmental regulations.
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 90731400 - Air pollution monitoring or measurement 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)
Participation
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Submission type
Requests to participate
Deadline for requests to participate
1 December 2025, 11:59pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Tenders must be submitted electronically via SAP Ariba, Yorkshire Water's e-procurement portal.
https://s1-eu.ariba.com/Sourcing/Main/aw?awh=r&awssk=fy5dbBftDhoBNSzh&realm=YorkshireWater&dard=1#b0
Suppliers not yet registered must complete registration prior to submission. All communications, clarifications, and tender submissions must be made through the SAP Ariba portal.
If you have not been invited to this tender but wish to participate, please email agni.hadjipetrou@yorkshirewater.co.uk
so that we can issue an invitation via SAP Ariba.
Tenders submitted by email or post will not be accepted.
No electronic auction will be used.
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
13 February 2026
Award criteria
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Assessment | Commercial proposals will represent 60% of the total score. |
Cost | 60% |
| Quality Assessment | Tenders will be evaluated on technical quality and capability, representing 40% of the total score. |
Quality | 40% |
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Special regime
Utilities
Competitive flexible procedure description
Yorkshire Water will conduct this procurement using a Competitive Flexible Procedure in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023.
The procedure will consist of two stages: an initial Conditions of Participations (CoP) to assess compliance and capability, followed by an Invitation to Tender (ITT) issued to shortlisted suppliers. There will be at least 2 ITT stages. During the ITT stage, Yorkshire Water will also conduct a contractual compliance round to ensure alignment with its standard terms and regulatory obligations.
Documents
Associated tender documents
CM3088 Emissions Testing - PA23 Conditions of Participation Introduction.pdf
Conditions of Participation Introduction
SAP Ariba Supplier Engagement Policy 2025 V4.0.pdf
SAP Ariba Supplier Engagement Policy
Procurement Process Rules v5 (February 2025) (2).docx
Procurement Process Rules
Yorkshire Water About Us v1.0 (2).pdf
Yorkshire Water About Us
CM3088 Emission Testing - Conditions of Participation.xlsx
TO BE COMPLETED - CM3088 Emission Testing - Conditions of Participation
Contracting authority
YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED
- Companies House: 02366682
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXGT-3622-WXBQ
Western House
Bradford
BD6 2SZ
United Kingdom
Contact name: Agni Hadjipetrou
Region: UKE41 - Bradford
Organisation type: Private utility