UK Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Monitoring 2025 - 2030

Environment Agency
London
Open procedure
1 March 2026 to 28 February 2029

Management of the UK Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) monitoring network, including site operations and coordination of chemical analysis. The supplier acts as the Central Management and Control Unit (CMCU) and provides Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) to ensure compliance with the UK Air Quality Standard Regulations 2010.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £2.6m; As published
Published: 28 July 2025; Find a Tender
Awarded: 21 January 2026; Ricardo Energy & Environment
Contract length: 36 months; Ends 28 February 2029

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of environmental monitoring, data management, and quality assurance services for national atmospheric air quality and pollution networks.

Lifecycle

Publishedon Find a Tender
28 July 2025
Contract awardedto Ricardo Energy & Environment
21 January 2026
Contract starts
1 March 2026
Contract ends
28 February 2029

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How it compares

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/325074/uk-polycyclic-aromatic-hydrocarbon-pah-monitoring-2025-2030
Buyer reference: C29783
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-056786
Source: Find a Tender
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Environment Agency. UK Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Monitoring 2025 - 2030. Contract award, 28 July 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/325074/uk-polycyclic-aromatic-hydrocarbon-pah-monitoring-2025-2030 (accessed 12 October 2026).