Contract

Air Quality Monitoring Services

  • Transport for Greater Manchester

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-032249

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03a1d7

Published 1 November 2023, 10:18am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Transport for Greater Manchester

Transport for Greater Manchester, 2 Piccadilly Place

Manchester

M1 3BG

Email

procurement@tfgm.com

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD3 - Greater Manchester

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.tfgm.com

Buyer's address

http://www.tfgm.com

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

facilitation of public transport


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 sought 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 would need to be installed on existing street furniture. The contract would also include for the ongoing calibrating and maintenance of these devices, as well as decommissioning services at the end of the contract. The supplier was 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 were 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.

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: £283,888

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 38344000 - Pollution-monitoring devices
  • 90731100 - Air quality management
  • 90740000 - Pollutants tracking and monitoring and rehabilitation services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD3 - Greater Manchester

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Transport for Greater Manchester sought 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 would need to be installed on existing street furniture. The contract would also include for the ongoing calibrating and maintenance of these devices, as well as decommissioning services at the end of the contract. The supplier was 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 were 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.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Technical Solution and Quality Assurance / Weighting: 25%

Quality criterion - Name: Installation Methodology and Approach / Weighting: 10%

Quality criterion - Name: Solution Maintenance, Support, and Reporting / Weighting: 25%

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10%

Price - Weighting: 30%

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The contract Term is 24 months following installation, with 3 x 12 month extension options (2+1+1+1).

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: 2023/S 000-003067


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

2023/457

Title

Air Quality Monitoring Services

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

27 September 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 7

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Ricardo-AEA Limited

Harwell

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKD3 - Greater Manchester
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £283,888


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

TFGM

Manchester

Country

United Kingdom