Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
London Borough of Hounslow
Hounslow House, Bath Road, Hounslow
London
TW3 3EB
tracey.williams@hounslow.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 2085832000
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI75 - Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Air Quality Monitoring Sensor Network
Reference number
DN603360
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 90700000 - Environmental services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
equipment, servicing, maintenance support and data management services to establish a new network of ‘low-cost’ automatic air quality sensors throughout the borough
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £500,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI75 - Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The London Borough of Hounslow Climate Emergency and Environmental Strategy team is
looking to procure equipment, servicing, maintenance support and data management
services to establish a new network of ‘low-cost’ automatic air quality sensors throughout
the borough
The Climate Emergency and Environmental Strategy Team is responsible for delivery and
reporting of the council’s Clean Air for All Programme which includes the Air Quality Action
Plan and associated Climate Emergency Action Plan. Reliable, high quality monitoring data is
key to our ambitions and this new network will supplement an existing network of automatic
reference sites and nitrogen dioxide diffusion tube monitoring.
The provider will supply equipment capable of monitoring pollutants including, but not
limited to, nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter. This equipment may be provided on a
hire/lease basis, with an option to purchase the equipment at the end of the specified
contract period. The provider will offer technical support and expertise pertaining to the
management, servicing and maintenance of equipment, identification of faults and
independent audits as required, as well as any necessary consumables.
Additionally, the provider will provide data monitoring and management services to the
council including the collection, processing (including quality assurance and quality
control), ratification and storage of data from air quality monitors. They will also
publish/disseminate the data such that it is accessible to council officers and to members of
the public, as regular reports and as raw datasets.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60%
Price - Weighting: 40%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-020175
Section five. Award of contract
Title
Air Quality Monitoring Sensor Network
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20 January 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 8
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 10
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Hydrock Consultants Ltd
Over Court Barns Over Lane Almondsbury
Bristol
BS32 4DF
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £500,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom