UKHSA – Ammonia Analyser · UK public procurement notice

Authority: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency (Central government)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: North West (UKD45)

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 27 Feb 2024no call for competition

Awarded to AMISTON LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement of an Picarro - Ammonia analyser.

CPV: Analysers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The Picarro SI2103 gas concentration analyser delivers ultra-precise and stable…Awarded

The Picarro SI2103 gas concentration analyser delivers ultra-precise and stable measurements of ammonia (NH3) with a parts-per-trillion (ppt) lower limit of detection (LOD) and negligible drift. It is the ideal solution for urban and atmospheric air quality monitoring, studies of particulate matter formation, livestock emission quantification, vehicle emission quantification, indoor air quality and other applications.

Delivery: North West · Environment Agency Spurrier House, Lancashire Business Park, Centurion Way, Leyland Lancaster, PR26 6TZ

Extensions: The Authority may extend the Contract for a period of up to forty-eight (48) months by giving not less than ten (10) Working Days’ notice in writing to the Supplier prior to the Expiry Date. The terms and conditions of the Contract shall apply throughout any such extended period.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 19 Mar 2024, 11:23 GMT
Last source update: 19 Mar 2024, 11:23 GMT
Authority reference: C249956
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-008794
Classification (CPV): Analysers
Delivery area: North West (UKD45)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-044a45 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Published justification: With respect to the Picarro ammonia analyser we have been informed by the Environment Agency (EA) that there has been a protracted comparative study recently completed by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and CEH Edinburgh which builds on the attached paper (Martin et al). The attached study from 2016 states the Picarro analyser has potential use as a ‘spectroscopic reference instrument’ for monitoring ammonia in future exposure chamber tests to validate diffusive and pumped samplers, and also for field measurements. However, this latest comprehensive inter-comparative study of real time instruments and wet chemistry techniques which was led by CEH Edinburgh suggests the Picarro to be the real-time instrument of choice for ammonia and will be the EA’s preferred instrument of choice in future. This was primarily due to the unique methodology (cavity ringdown spectroscopy) which enables a superior limit of detection at levels of parts per trillion (ppt) as opposed to parts per billion (ppb) of the alternative instrument technologies (ppt levels of detection are essential for the investigative work this instrument will be employed to undertake). This therefore this means that from review undertaken there near technical impossibility for another economic operator to achieve the required performance due to the limitations of detection for comparative instruments in accordance with Reg 32 (2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. Meaning this provider is uniquely placed to meet our requirements. UKHSA would require this level of detection for specific monitoring applications.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 27 Feb 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
AMISTON LIMITED	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 008794-2024-1 · AMISTON LIMITED
Signed
27 Feb 2024
Value
—
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	£169,494 – £169,494

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth 10 South Colonnade, London, London, E14 4PUContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The High CourtMediation bodyReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Amiston LimitedAwarded supplier12120348 2 Oakfield Coach House, 11 Weston Park, Bath, England, Bath, UK, BA1 4AS

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

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