Official UK procurement notice
Analysis of PFAS in TULAC
Authority: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (Public body)·On behalf of: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73)Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£60,000£72,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 29 Jul 2025
Next notice expected 8 Jul 2025
Contract term 7 moends 27 Feb 2026 · starts 11 Aug 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWe are looking for a contractor to develop a robust and reliable approach to analyse TULAC products for PFAS, acting as the next step to bringing the results of the method(s) as close to the ‘true’ PFAS content within the TULAC sample as possible.
CPV: Environmental services · Research services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£60,000
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
- Condition of participation
N/A
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
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical Envelope: 70%
- Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Envelope: E01: Approach and Methodology (40%) E02: Proposed Staff (25%) E03: Project Management (25%) E04: Sustainability (10%)
- Cost: Total Cost
Conditions of participation1
- Condition of participation
N/A
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Cancelled
- 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
- 23 Jun 2025, 15:31 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Aug 2025, 11:22 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-037182- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0551edFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
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- Submission deadline
- 29 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 29 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
23 Jun 2025 → 11 Aug 2025 · 8 dates- Planning notice published23 Jun 2025, 15:31 BST
- Market engagement1 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
For further information, please contact jemma.godleman@defra.gov.uk for the specification and market engagement questionnaire. All responses to the market engagement must be sent back to jemma.godleman@defra.gov.uk by 01/07/2025.
- Tender notice published3 Jul 2025, 15:16 BST
- Next notice expected8 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by29 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline29 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published5 Aug 2025, 11:22 BST
- Contract starts11 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jun 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published23 Jun 2025, 15:31 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published3 Jul 2025, 15:16 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £60,0003 Jul 2025, 15:16 BSTwas £0
- Status changed to active3 Jul 2025, 15:16 BST
- Procurement method changed3 Jul 2025, 15:16 BST
- Deadline published: 29 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST3 Jul 2025, 15:16 BST
- Procurement termination notice published5 Aug 2025, 11:22 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete5 Aug 2025, 11:22 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 4 Aug 2025 | CancelledSole bidder failed to meet minimum technical thresholds and therefore a contract cannot be awarded. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRSBeneficiary authority
- DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRSProcuring entityDefra Group Commercial are managing the procurement
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender