Published date: 5 July 2021

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 1 July 2021, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Analysers - 38434000

Location of contract

OX10 8BB

Value of contract

£124,913

Procurement reference

PL215-20

Published date

5 July 2021

Closing date

1 July 2021

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

6 July 2021

Contract end date

12 December 2022

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

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 Picarro/Amiston instrument is unique because:
The long optical path length in a small measurement cavity (<40ml) of the Picarro analysers is perhaps the most significant technical aspect. The small cavity enables avoidance of temperature gradients in the cavity which, with precise temperature and pressure control, means Picarro are able to publish a guaranteed drift specification for the measurements over a 24-hour period thereby guaranteeing the both the stability of the analyser as well as the precision of a series of measurements. It is these two things together that determine the overall accuracy of the analyser measurements. Furthermore, the small cavity size means that smaller sample sizes can be measured enabling the coupling of the analysers to peripherals such as the induction module.
No other manufacturer publishes guaranteed precisions that reach those of this analyser. For climatology studies in particular where observed differences can be so small the extra guaranteed precision with a Picarro instrument enables more certainty regarding the significance of observed difference. By guaranteed, this means that the analyser must reach these precisions in the tests carried out before delivery (a compliance certificate is supplied) and furthermore, if the analyser is not performing at this level after delivery then it is considered a defect which Picarro will fix under guarantee.

Award information

Awarded date

5 July 2021

Contract start date

6 July 2021

Contract end date

12 December 2022

Total value of contract

£124,913

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

AMISTON LIMITED

Address

14 Townsend Street
WORCESTER
Worcestershire
WR1 3JQ
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 12120348

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Maclean Building
Benson Lane
Wallingford
OX10 8BB
England

Email

procurement@ceh.ac.uk