Published date: 20 December 2023

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 1 February 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Air pollution monitoring or measurement services - 90731400

Location of contract

SW1P 3JR

Value of contract

£2,880,000

Procurement reference

CF-0207900D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

20 December 2023

Closing date

1 February 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

29 March 2024

Contract end date

30 March 2029

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome Any questions, requests to participate or tender submissions must be submitted electronically via this portal. The Central Management and Co-Ordination Units (CMCU's) are responsible for the management
of the national network air pollution monitoring sites throughout the United Kingdom (UK), the
automatic collection and retrieval of data from these sites and forward passage of data (to a separate
Defra Supplier, the DDU Supplier, who has responsibility for wider dissemination of data , and to the
QAQC Supplier for ratification). The PM2.5 AURN Expansion CMCU contract is currently planned to
be for 104 new sites anticipated to be established between 2024 - 2026.
This procurement will enable the AURN to:
• Inform the public about air quality in near-real time.
• Provide data for comparison with statutory air quality standards, objectives, target and limit
values.
• Inform and support the development of cost-effective planning solutions and identify long-term
trends and sources of pollution.
• Inform policy development.
• Provide data for use by the scientific community in research.
• Enhance our understanding of atmospheric chemistry.

More information

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About the buyer

Contact name

Defra Group Commercial

Address

DEFRA GROUP COMMERCIAL
London
SW1P 3JR
UK

Email

DGCEnquiries@defra.gov.uk