Air Quality Monitoring Services

  • Transport for Greater Manchester

F14: Notice for changes or additional information

Notice reference: 2023/S 000-003412

Published 3 February 2023, 12:32pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Transport for Greater Manchester

Transport for Greater Manchester, 2 Piccadilly Place

Manchester

M1 3BG

Contact

Ms Jade Rawlinson

Email

jade.rawlinson@tfgm.com

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKD3 - Greater Manchester

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.tfgm.com

Buyer's address

http://www.tfgm.com


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Air Quality Monitoring Services

Reference number

DN654157

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 90731400 - Air pollution monitoring or measurement services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Transport for Greater Manchester is looking to establish a contract for a supplier to provide and install up to 43 appropriate air quality indicative monitoring devices at up to 41 locations the Greater Manchester region. The devices will need to be installed on existing street furniture. The contract will also include for the ongoing calibrating and maintenance of these devices, as well as decommissioning services at the end of the contract. The supplier will also be expected to provide data quality checks on the information that the devices gathers and to provide that data in an agreed format and at agreed times, to Transport for Greater Manchester for further analysis.

The devices will be required to monitor PM2.5 concentration levels along with PM10 as a minimum. The Indicative Monitors must demonstrate compliance with MCERTS Performance Standards for Indicative Ambient Particulate Monitors and must be capable of giving quantitative measurements as specified by the Air Quality Directive 2008. The addition of any other gaseous pollutants will be considered as adding value, providing they comply with Class 1 Indicative Classification under European Standardisation Committee (CEN) Technical Specification (TS 17660-1).

Transport for Greater Manchester, along with the 10 local authorities that make up Greater Manchester, and the GMCA intend to use the information that these devices gather to help monitoring air quality around the region and to help improve the air quality (through marketing campaigns for instance) throughout the region.

This contract will run for 2 years with three further 1-year extension options for a potential total of 5 years.

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents


Section six. Complementary information

six.6) Original notice reference

Notice number: 2023/S 000-003067


Section seven. Changes

seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice

Section number

II.1.4

Place of text to be modified

II.1.4

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Transport for Greater Manchester is looking to establish a contract for a supplier to provide and install up to 43 appropriate air quality indicative monitoring devices at up to 41 locations the Greater Manchester region. The devices will need to be installed on existing street furniture. The contract will also include for the ongoing calibrating and maintenance of these devices, as well as decommissioning services at the end of the contract. The supplier will also be expected to provide data quality checks on the information that the devices gathers and to provide that data in an agreed format and at agreed times, to Transport for Greater Manchester for further analysis.

The devices will be required to monitor PM2.5 concentration levels along with PM10 as a minimum. The Indicative Monitors must demonstrate compliance with MCERTS Performance Standards for Indicative Ambient Particulate Monitors and must be capable of giving quantitative measurements as specified by the Air Quality Directive 2008. The addition of any other gaseous pollutants will be considered as adding value, providing they comply with Class 1 Indicative Classification under European Standardisation Committee (CEN) Technical Specification (TS 17660-1).

Transport for Greater Manchester, along with the 10 local authorities that make up Greater Manchester, the GMCA and the University of Manchester intend to use the information that these devices gather to help monitoring air quality around the region and to help improve the air quality (through marketing campaigns for instance) throughout the region.

This contract will run for 2 years with three further 1-year extension options for a potential total of 5 years.

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

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Transport for Greater Manchester is looking to establish a contract for a supplier to provide and install up to 43 appropriate air quality indicative monitoring devices at up to 41 locations the Greater Manchester region. The devices will need to be installed on existing street furniture. The contract will also include for the ongoing calibrating and maintenance of these devices, as well as decommissioning services at the end of the contract. The supplier will also be expected to provide data quality checks on the information that the devices gathers and to provide that data in an agreed format and at agreed times, to Transport for Greater Manchester for further analysis.

The devices will be required to monitor PM2.5 concentration levels along with PM10 as a minimum. The Indicative Monitors must demonstrate compliance with MCERTS Performance Standards for Indicative Ambient Particulate Monitors and must be capable of giving quantitative measurements as specified by the Air Quality Directive 2008. The addition of any other gaseous pollutants will be considered as adding value, providing they comply with Class 1 Indicative Classification under European Standardisation Committee (CEN) Technical Specification (TS 17660-1).

Transport for Greater Manchester, along with the 10 local authorities that make up Greater Manchester, and the GMCA intend to use the information that these devices gather to help monitoring air quality around the region and to help improve the air quality (through marketing campaigns for instance) throughout the region.

This contract will run for 2 years with three further 1-year extension options for a potential total of 5 years.

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents