Published date: 18 November 2021
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Air quality management - 90731100
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£162,000
Procurement reference
tender_285416/1015108
Published date
18 November 2021
Closing date
20 October 2021
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
21 October 2021
Contract end date
31 March 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 EA, on behalf of DEFRA, manage a series of Air Quality Networks, the operation of which is contracted out to Contractors.
One of the contracts is known as the Particle Concentration and Numbers Network which is to provide Particulate Speciation size and numbers at key urban and rural 'supersites' to inform policy development and science, including one specific element of the Air Quality 2008 Directive regarding Particulate Matter. The Contract has been in existence for approximately 19 years although has evolved to include different sites and types of sampling regarding ambient particulate.
The DEFRA Policy team have identified a need to measure organic PM speciation work at a rural site in the PCN Network (Chilbolton) and asked the EA AQ Contract Managers to find a suitable equipment to carry out this work.
The network contractor at the National Physical Laboratory who operate the network along with Imperial College London have reviewed the market and proposed the ACSM (Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor) system, which measures quantitative particle mass loading and chemical composition in real-time for non-refractory aerosol. It works by an aerosol inlet, particle sizing, vaporisation, ionization and then mass analysis to individually identify PM (Particulate Matter) species.
The instrument is only available to purchase from the US manufacturer Aerodyne. Contract forms using the Agency terms and conditions summarising the quote provided by ACSM is as below, and the option for the sampling and dryer system will be required, as well as the aerosol generator and UPS. We will state that payment is on delivery by March 2022 to utilise this year's budget. Courier transport fee will be around £1000 for the equipment to be delivered to the Air Quality station. The running costs of the equipment will be covered by the Revenue contact for the PCN network.
Award information
Awarded date
29 October 2021
Contract start date
29 October 2021
Contract end date
31 March 2022
Total value of contract
£162,000
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
Aerodyne
Address
Massachusetts, USA
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
Sarah-Ann Miles
Address
17 Nobel House
London
SW1P 3JR
England
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