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title: "Contract for the Supply of Ambient Metals Monitoring System to the University of Birmingham"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02b805"
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# Contract for the Supply of Ambient Metals Monitoring System to the University of Birmingham

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02b805

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## Summary

The University of Birmingham, located in Birmingham, United Kingdom, has completed the procurement process for the contract titled "Contract for the Supply of Ambient Metals Monitoring System" as part of a NERC-funded national facility. This procurement focused on the category of goods related to laboratory and precision equipment (CPV code: 38000000). The procurement was initiated as a limited tender, negotiated without prior publication, and the contract, valued at £201,255, was signed on 3rd June 2021. The contract aimed to enable consistent air quality monitoring through the acquisition of advanced metal monitoring systems for mobile laboratories.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in laboratory equipment and environmental monitoring technologies, particularly those with expertise in providing advanced analytical instruments that can handle simultaneous measurement of multiple pollutants. Companies capable of meeting stringent technical specifications, such as the online XRF instrument required in this procurement, will be well-positioned to compete. This contract could be especially beneficial for SMEs in the environmental technology sector seeking to expand their market presence and contribute to initiatives aimed at improving air quality assessments across the UK.

## Notice

Air Quality Supersite Triplets (UK-AQST) is a NERC funded national facility, and has been funded by NERC capital fund to provide access to two mobile air quality laboratories for UK atmospheric science community. The new air quality laboratories will be paired with one of the existing supersites in Birmingham, London or Manchester, to provide a first-ever monitoring of detailed air pollution composition at three different types of sites, e.g., roadside, urban, and rural (upwind) locations. As part of the newly funded UK-AQST, we wish to acquire one online XRF ambient multi- metal monitoring system and one Fidas, exactly the same as in the existing NERC-funded air quality supersite, for each mobile laboratory.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

To provide the comparable results with data from existing air quality supersites in Birmingham, London or Manchester, the Air Quality Supersite Triplets wish to procure - Ambient Metals Monitoring System - XRF check standards - PM10 inlet - PM2.5 inlet - Roof-pass through kit - Inlet Swapping system Additional information: The University has applied a 10 calendar days standstill period from publication of this notice.

### Procurement Information

AECOM is the only company that offers both instruments that provide an online observation of a range of metals in PM2.5 and PM10 as well as total mass concentration of PM2.5 and PM10. The online XRF instrument must provide the measurement of 67 metals simultaneously including Pb, As, and Cd. The instruments must be validated by US EPA Environmental Technology Verification programme, an automated source characterisation software for easy assessment of data collected on system, automatically crate graphical displays, option to connect remotely to the system, proven ability to sample while in a moving vehicle, ability to automatically alternate between sampling PM10 and PM2.5. To the best of our knowledge, Xact is the only instrument that can meet this requirement The Air Quality Supersite Triplets, funded by NERC, aims to provide consistent observations of aerosol and gas compositions at a roadside, urban background and rural sites simultaneously. The newly funded two air quality supersites will be paired with the existing urban background site, either at Birmingham, London or Manchester for observations. Each of the existing supersites has exactly the same Xact and Fidas that we seek to procure. This will ensure that we are able to provide a consistent observation of aerosol compositions at all three sites so that we can better understand their sources and processes.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016486-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Jul 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Jun 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £201,255 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B15 2TT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Edgbaston |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Edgbaston |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ACOEM |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

### Codes

- 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

## Release History

- 14 Jul 2021 at 12:34 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016486-2021
- 3 Jun 2021 at 12:21 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012435-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/index.aspx

## Provenance

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