The report consists of the background and a description of the process to appoint a contractor to run the Kent and Medway Air Quality data management network.

The report describes Swale Borough Council as the new lead authority to run the Kent and Medway (K&M) Air Quality Network from April 2017. This involves the appointment of a new contractor to carry out the collection and data ratification of all continuous air quality monitoring sites in the K& M Network, as well as maintaining the Kent Air and Care for Kent websites that accompany the network.