--- title: "Environment Agency - Validation of landfill methane measurements using an unmanned aerial system" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-c7b8ecf4-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c7b8ecf4-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c7b8ecf4-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c7b8ecf4-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS" published: "2016-11-18" --- # Environment Agency - Validation of landfill methane measurements using an unmanned aerial system Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c7b8ecf4-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c7b8ecf4-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c7b8ecf4-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json) ## Summary The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs is seeking a contractor for the project titled "Validation of landfill methane measurements using an unmanned aerial system". This project, classified under Research and experimental development services, will take place in the North East region of the United Kingdom. Currently in the Tender stage, businesses are invited to express interest by the deadline of 30 June 2016. The contract period will commence on 5 September 2016 and conclude on 31 March 2017. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in unmanned aerial vehicles, environmental monitoring, and data analysis. Ideal candidates should possess expertise in instrument integration, flight operations, and methane measurement techniques. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, as the project aims to engage with innovative firms capable of delivering the requisite technology and methodologies for effective methane measurement. ## Notice The aim of the project is to demonstrate that the unmanned aerial system (UAS) method to measure landfill methane emissions developed in Environment Agency project SC140015 can accurately quantify a known release of methane. The contractor would be required to provide a complete UAS to measure methane emissions in accordance with the method developed in project SC140015. The contractor would be required to provide a suitable known source of methane emissions. The contractor would use the UAS to measure the known emission and to provide an analysis of the results. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/measuring-landfill-methane-emissions-using-unmanned-aerial-systems. Additional information: A full specification will be provided to all those who make an expression of interest. Please email Mark Bourn, mark.bourn@environment-agency.gov.uk, directly by the deadline of 30 June 2016. The contractor will be expected to provide expertise in: development of unmanned aerial vehicle monitoring systems, e.g. instrument integration and data retrieval; unmanned aerial vehicle flight operations; ambient air monitoring including atmospheric methane measurements; atmospheric dispersion and data analysis. The contractor is expected to supply all the necessary equipment (i.e. aircraft, instruments, ground stations etc.) to undertake the monitoring exercises. The Environment Agency will not pay for the purchase of equipment as part of the project. The contractor will be expected to identify the known source of methane emissions that will be used. This could potentially include a landfill gas engine stack provided that the emission could be quantified with a sufficient level of accuracy. The contractor will be expected to select the field trial location and secure any necessary permissions for undertaking the UAS flights. The contractor will need to meet all the necessary health and safety and CAA requirements for the UAS flights and liaise as necessary with the land owner on the site specific flight plans and risk assessments. The contractor will be expected to plan and design the field measurements in order to best meet the aim of the project. The UAS mass balance method developed in project SC140015 must form the basis for the proposed measurements. The contractor will be expected to make recommendations as to the number of repeat measurements of the known methane source that should be undertaken (the cost is to be provide on a per measurement exercise basis) and whether there is a benefit in undertaking UAS measurements at different distances downwind of the source. The contractor will be expected to conduct the planned measurements at the agreed locations using the UAS mass balance method. The contractor will be expected to calculate the methane flux rate and the associated uncertainty for each of the measurement exercises. The contractor will be expected to compare the measured methane flux to the known emission figures and, taking into consideration the uncertainty in both sets of figures, draw statistically robust conclusions as to the performance of the UAS method. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bd85614d-897c-40a6-b448-f10356869211 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Nov 2016 | | Submission deadline | 30 Jun 2016 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 4 Sep 2016 - 31 Mar 2017 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS | | Locality | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE | | Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne | | Postcode | NE4 7AR | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | | ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside | | Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne | | Electoral ward | Elswick | | Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73100000 - Research and experimental development services ## Release History - 18 Nov 2016 at 20:17 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bd85614d-897c-40a6-b448-f10356869211 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bd85614d-897c-40a6-b448-f10356869211 14th June 2016 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/measuring-landfill-methane-emissions-using-unmanned-aerial-systems ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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