Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
UK
Contact person: Defra Group Commercial
Telephone: +44 3459335577
E-mail: network.procurement@defra.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
Address of the buyer profile: https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) Support Contract
II.1.2) Main CPV code
90731100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) Support service exists to support that statutory function<br/><br/>and provides technical support to 363 LAs across the UK, so that they can carry out their statutory<br/><br/>responsibilities for local air quality management accurately and in accordance with regional policy.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 009 495.16
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
90731100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) support service is used to assist in the delivery of the department’s statutory functions and provides support to 363 Local Authorities (LAs) across the UK. The LAQM framework legally requires LAs in the UK to review and assess air quality in their areas against air quality objectives.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-004042
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24/06/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bureau Veritas UK Limited
01758622
Unit 206 Fort Dunlop, Fort Parkway
Fort Parkway
B24 9FD
UK
Telephone: +44 3456001828
E-mail: bidmail@bureauveritas.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.bureauveritas.com
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 009 495.16
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/07/2025