Official UK procurement notice
Air Quality Monitoring Contract Data Management Services, Web Page Data Dissemination
Authority: South Cambridgeshire District Council (Local council)
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: East of England (UKH12)
Published estimate£10,000≈ £10k / year · £12,000 inc. VAT48.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 10 Feb 2026awarded 13 Feb 2026
Awarded to Ricardo AEA Ltd
Contract term 1 yrends 1 Mar 2027 · up to 1 Mar 2030 with extensions · starts 2 Mar 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council is seeking Consultants to provide a Data Management Program for three air quality monitoring systems. These systems typically run 24/7 therefore, a concise data management and maintenance service is necessary to maximise the long-term performance of these equipment and their data capture rate.
CPV: Air quality management
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£10,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
Lot awarding rule: Price 40% Quality 60%
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Jan 2026, 16:17 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Feb 2026, 10:10 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-003629- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060700Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 10 Feb 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
15 Jan 2026 → 2 Mar 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published286 days ago15 Jan 2026, 16:17 GMT
- Clarification questions by264 days ago6 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline260 days ago10 Feb 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Latest notice published257 days ago13 Feb 2026, 10:10 GMT
- Contract starts241 days ago2 Mar 2026
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jan 2026- Tender notice published15 Jan 2026, 16:17 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published13 Feb 2026, 10:10 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete13 Feb 2026, 10:10 GMT
- Contract signature expected20 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £5,1541 award exc. VAT
Bids received 2
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo AEA Ltd1 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2027 · up to 28 Feb 2030Extensions: This contract is for 1 year term with the option to extend each and every year for a further 3 years. · Options: This contract is for 1 year term with the option to extend each and every year for a further 3 years. | £5,154 | 13 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- RICARDO-AEA LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender