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

  • Fluxmeters - 38427000

Location of contract

OX10 8BB

Value of contract

£79,885.94

Procurement reference

HC215-21

Published date

5 July 2021

Closing date

1 July 2021

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

5 July 2021

Contract end date

27 September 2021

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

2 x new eddy covariance (EC) flux station including CPEC310 H2O/CO2 infrared gas analyser (IRGA) are required to upgrade existing, lower specification stations within the growing EC network. The Campbell Scientific Ltd. (CSL) instruments and parts are essential for enabling the continuation of comparable long-term measurements. Additionally, and crucially, the CPEC310 systems and supporting environmental instrumentation provide the high quality data required for UKCEH science. These systems are more autonomous systems designed specifically to minimise UKCEH staff time (e.g. field maintenance, field data capture) and T&S costs that are incurred with regular field visits. Procuring the complete system from CSL as a single supplier lowers overall costs and ensures full compatibility of instruments, whilst providing enhanced warranty and technical support benefits (e.g. logger programming). CSL are based within the UK, thereby reducing shipping costs, import duty and risk now that the UK has left the EU single market.
The CSL equipment is required, as opposed to other suppliers, to:
 Optimise technical compatibility when compared to existing UKCEH flux stations as well as global research and expertise;
 Improve data reliability and accuracy for consistency and data lineage across present and future UKCEH EC datasets;
 Ensure the new work is practical and cost-effective by using well-tested, reliable sensors, known to the team and the data users;
 Maintain our relationship with CSL who consistently provide high-quality service and support, thereby ensuring we deliver the highest-quality science;
 Maintain our relationship with a UK-based company for easier and more cost-effective procurement and maintenance of goods and services.

More information

Additional text

Compliant with 32(2)(b)(ii) - Competition is absent for technical reasons

Award information

Awarded date

1 July 2021

Contract start date

5 July 2021

Contract end date

27 September 2021

Total value of contract

£79,885.94

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC LIMITED

Address

80 Hathern Road Campbell Park
LE12 9GX
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 01933935

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