# UK Hydrocarbons Monitoring Network 2025-2027

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs](/buyers/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [Ricardo-AEA Limited](/suppliers/ricardo-aea/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £2,550,514
- Award date: 25 March 2025
- Published: 16 April 2025
- Contract start: 1 April 2025
- Contract end: 31 March 2027
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 22064406-6eeb-4785-a180-87a06108be82-840882
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e673c3a2-d220-491d-9463-e8a9a8a72f4d

## Description

The networks consist of interdependent elements, split between an automatic and a non-automatic network\. The Hydrocarbon Network Operator is responsible for the management of the network of air pollution monitoring sites throughout the UK for the measurement and assessment of Benzene and volatile organic compounds at automatic sites\. The operator will be responsible for upkeep, collection, analysis QA/QC and transfer of data to contractors who have responsibility for wider dissemination of the data\. The objective is to continue delivery and encompass new monitoring using automatic analysers that can measure additional hydrocarbons to align with changes to the pollution climate of the UK\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/22064406-6eeb-4785-a180-87a06108be82-840882)