Planning

Purchase of PM2.5 instruments suitable primarily for Near Source Location

  • ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (Defra Network eTendering Portal)

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-008834

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-044a58

Published 19 March 2024, 1:39pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (Defra Network eTendering Portal)

Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street

London

SW1P 4DF

Contact

National Monitoring – Contracts, Monitoring Survey Team

Email

peter.bloxsom@environment-agency.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 3459335577

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs

Buyer's address

https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

Environment


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Purchase of PM2.5 instruments suitable primarily for Near Source Location

Reference number

P-31848

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 90731100 - Air quality management

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This notice is for information only. There is no requirement to register interest at this stage, further details will be provided in due course.

The Environment Agency intends to let a call off contract in Q2 2024 to provide new Particulate Matter expansion analysers for PM2.5 primarily at Near Source sites. It is currently anticipated that installation, consumables and parts will be included.

This planned procurement is the 2nd phase of the expansion to the network based on the new Environmental Targets (Fine Particulate Matter) (England) Regulations 2023.

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/96/regulation/5/made

The first procurement is detailed here -Automatic Particulate Matter Analyser Contract for Ambient Air;

https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015570-2023?origin=SearchResults&p=1

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £2,800,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 90731100 - Air quality management
  • 90731400 - Air pollution monitoring or measurement services
  • 90731100 - Air quality management

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

We intend to purchase automatic hourly PM2.5 analysers that are suitable for Near Source and/or industrial environments, to replace instruments as required on the existing network in all site environments. All analysers would be expected to operate primarily on the UK’s Automatic Urban and Rural Network.

two.2.14) Additional information

This notice is for information only. There is no requirement to register interest at this stage, further details will be provided in due course.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

19 March 2024


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

This notice is for information only. There is no requirement to register interest at this stage, further details will be provided in due course.