Published date: 11 October 2019

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Carbon dioxide monitoring services - 90731700

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£0 to £28,000

Procurement reference

LJMU 1914

Published date

11 October 2019

Closing date

1 November 2019

Contract start date

27 December 2019

Contract end date

1 November 2020

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The PASSES project is a UK space agency funded project which will develop and verify an approach to detect and monitor Southeast Asian peatland subsidence and ground surface motion using remote sensing technology. In order to develop this approach and the user platform, ground verification of both subsidence and interlinking biogeochemical processes are being undertaken to contextualise data. Subsidence primarily occurs due to the drainage of peatlands with agricultural conversion. Drainage and deforestation also has severe consequences to GHG emissions and carbon cycling. As such the subsidence data will be linked to GHG emissions, land use cover, water table height variation, as well as soil chemical parameters in order to understand functional changes in peatlands undergoing these landscape-scale changes being detected from space.
John Moores University (LJMU) is responsible for delivering the Malaysia-based verification data as well as the associated hydrogeochemical assessments. This includes seasonal GHG emissions data (CO2 and Ch4) from the core monitoring sites.
LJMU require a portable, light-weight, durable, weatherproof/spashproof GHG analyser. We have a core budget of £28,000 (excluding VAT) for the primary unit (inclusive of any additional accessories which the bidder may be able to include as part of the core package)
LJMU may (but this is not certain) be able to release further funding for further accessories which would mean the system would have wider application, including for teaching purposes.
2. Summary of Requirements
LJMU require a two part bid:
2.1 £28,000 (excl VAT) bid - must include main unit plus batteries and charger, and any carrier system/harness
This equipment must be delivered and training provided before 27th December 2019. If a supplier is unable to provide by this date , then LJMU would consider a short-term loan.
2.2 'top up' bid for accessories (up to £15,000 excl VAT, over and above the £28,000). Please include a minimum of: 1x Chamber, software, spare battery(s) and soil collar (if associated with chamber). Additionally could include tablet or similar interface, GPS unit, add on sensors (e.g. soil moisture, pH, temperature) and maintenance package/accessories.
Unit must be able to run fairly continuously for a fill 8 hour sampling day (or have battery capacity for same) - then on repeat for a 2- 3 week sampling trip. The system should be able to cope with the high temperature/high humidity of tropical environment, and have a splash proof system for unexpected rainfall.

Please provide total weight of separate components and total system weight for comparisons.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Kathryn Houghton

Address

Exchange Station, Tithebarn Street
Liverpool
L2 2QP
England

Email

k.l.houghton@ljmu.ac.uk

Website

www.ljmu.ac.uk