Awarded contract

ES RDE 073 - Development of regulatory guidance for hydrogen emissions monitori

Details

Buyer: Environment Agency
Supplier(s): NPL Management Ltd
Value: £99,540
Duration: 6 months
Topic: Research and development services and related consultancy services
Published: 24 August 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Environment Agency self-service direct award. Hydrogen is expected to play a key role in decarbonising industrial processes and energy systems as part of the UK’s pathway to net zero. Although not a direct greenhouse gas, hydrogen emissions can indirectly contribute to climate warming by affecting atmospheric chemistry, including prolonging methane’s lifetime. Minimising emissions is therefore important for environmental integrity, as well as safety and operational efficiency. ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published24 August 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date24 August 2026
Next: Contract expiry date26 February 2027in 5 months

About the buyer

The Environment Agency is an executive non-departmental public body sponsored by Defra, and buys as a central agency for flood risk, water quality and pollution control. Contracts are advertised on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, with major purchases run through Atamis, the Defra group's shared eCommercial portal. Flood and coastal risk schemes are delivered mainly through the Collaborative Delivery Framework, alongside frameworks for mapping, modelling and property flood resilience. These frameworks run through a central contract management system. Commercial oversight sits with Defra Group Commercial, alongside the Environment Agency's own project teams.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Environment Agency's contract awards have been in construction work, architectural and engineering services and research and development.

Relevant CPV codes

73000000 · Research and development services and related consultancy services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@environment-agency.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@environment-agency.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@environment-agency.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@environment-agency.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@environment-agency.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@environment-agency.gov