Replacement Instrumentation for use on the UK Automatic Hydrocarbons Network. Approach to Trial, Purchase and Equipment Support new Instrumentation from 2021 – 2025

Official notice

Authority: Defra Network eTendering Portal

Goods

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: UK

Planned pipeline value£650,000pipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 14 Dec 2021from the planned procurement notice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Automatic Hydrocarbons Network is currently operated for the Environment Agency by the Network Contractors, which at the time of contract issue for this capital procurement is Ricardo Energy & Environment, although this may be subject to change. Presently the network constitutes four TD-GC-FID ozone precursor analysers . These instruments are used to measure 29 of the 31 VOCs listed in Annex X of the Air Quality Directive 2008/50/EC (AQD). Theses VOCs are known as Non-Methane Volatile Organic Compounds (NMVOCs).

The objective of these measurements as described in Annex X of the AQD:

to analyse any trend in ozone precursors
to check the efficiency of emission reduction strategies
to check the consistency of emission inventories and
to help attribute emission sources to observed pollution concentrations

CPV: Pollution-monitoring devices

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Evaluation and trial of Hydrocarbon InstrumentationPlanned

Evaluation and trial of Hydrocarbon Instrumentation. Procurement to commence early 2022. Additional information: The Environment Agency is planning to issue an Invitation to Tender for this contract in early 2022. The purpose of this notice is to provide potential bidders some prior information and expected timescales.

Delivery: UK

38344000 Pollution-monitoring devices

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Past planning notice
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 14 Dec 2021, 22:45 GMT
Last source update: 14 Dec 2021, 22:45 GMT
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-031171
Classification (CPV): Pollution-monitoring devices
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03013a Find a Tender

Publisher note: This contract will be procured via the Public Contract Regulations under the Open Procedure

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

14 Dec 2021 → 14 Dec 2021 · 2 dates

Tender notice expected
14 Dec 2021
Notice published
14 Dec 2021, 22:45 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Defra Network eTendering Portal

Contracting authorityNational or federal agency/officeEnvironmental protection 17 Nobel House, London, UK, SW1P 3JRContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

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