Published date: 22 February 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: 15 March 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Instruments for checking physical characteristics - 38400000

  • Research and experimental development services - 73100000

Location of contract

NR4 7TJ

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

IT-37-815-PURCON 1076

Published date

22 February 2023

Closing date

15 March 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

20 March 2023

Contract end date

19 March 2024

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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

We are looking for a lightweight (<5 kg), drone deployable, gas analyser, to make high-precision measurements of carbon dioxide and methane mole fractions in atmospheric air.
To meet our needs, you must be able to demonstrate and consider the following;

o The analyser can make sub-hertz, high-precision measurements of carbon dioxide and methane mole fractions, without any need for sample drying:
Carbon dioxide mole fractions in atmospheric air to a precision better than 0.5 ppm for 1 Hz measurements
Methane mole fractions in atmospheric air to a precision better than 2 ppb for 1 Hz measurements

o The analyser can be used to make accurate measurements on a drone, to a height of approximately 50m above ground level, without jeopardising the instrument performance.
o The analyser can be integrated with a commercially available drone and that support/advice will be given to facilitate this.
o That the achievable precision of the analyser does not require any pre-treatment of the air being sampled (e.g., drying).
o That the analyser is stable enough to be operated for a period of 20 minutes without the need for in flight calibration.

More information

Links

Additional text

If you're interested in this contract, documents are available on UEA's In-Tend
(https://In-Tendhost.co.uk/universityofeastanglia/aspx/Home)

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Karen Gallant

Address

Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (COAS)
School of Environmental Sciences
University of East Anglia Norwich Research Park Norwich
NR4 7TJ
United Kingdom

Telephone

01603 592728

Email

karen.gallant@uea.ac.uk