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title: "Quantum Cascade Laser Analyser for Greenhouse Gases and Air Pollutants"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03eb22"
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# Quantum Cascade Laser Analyser for Greenhouse Gases and Air Pollutants

Buyer: NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03eb22

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## Summary

The National Physical Laboratory, located in the UK, has awarded a contract titled "Quantum Cascade Laser Analyser for Greenhouse Gases and Air Pollutants" through a limited procurement method. The contract covers the supply of a quantum cascade laser instrument for high-precision measurement of various greenhouse gases and air pollutants. The contract was signed on July 28, 2023.

This tender provides opportunities for businesses involved in manufacturing laboratory, optical, and precision equipment. Companies with expertise in producing advanced analytical instruments with high precision and connectivity capabilities would be well-suited to compete. The buying organisation, National Physical Laboratory, selected Miro Analytical AG as the sole supplier due to their capability to offer a unique analytical solution meeting specific requirements.

## Notice

A rack mounted quantum cascade laser instrument capable of high precision (< 0.5 nmol mol-1 for all except carbon dioxide

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Multicomponent quantum cascade laser analyser with >= 1 Hz data acquisition rate that allows the simultaneous measurement of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon monoxide (CO), ammonia (NH3), nitrogen monoxide (NO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulphur dioxide (SO2) with the following amount fractions ranges and one sigma (1s) precisions: Carbon dioxide (amount fraction range: 0 - 5000 umol mol-1; precision 25 nmol mol-1), methane (amount fraction range: 0 - 30 umol mol-1; precision 0.22 nmol mol-1), nitrous oxide (amount fraction range: 0 - 10 umol mol-1; precision 0.1 nmol mol-1), carbon monoxide (amount fraction range: 0 - 10 umol mol-1; precision 0.01 nmol mol-1), ammonia (amount fraction range: 0 - 10 umol mol-1; precision 0.5 nmol mol-1), nitrogen monoxide (amount fraction range: 0 - 10 umol mol-1; precision 1 % or 1 nmol mol-1, whichever is greater), nitrogen dioxide (amount fraction range: 0 - 10 umol mol-1; precision 1 % or 1 nmol mol-1, whichever is greater) and sulphur dioxide (amount fraction range: 0 - 10 umol mol-1; precision 1 % or 1 nmol mol-1, whichever is greater). The instrument shall have a flow rate of 0.5 - 1.5 slpm, a leak rate of

### Procurement Information

Miro Analytical AG is the only vendor that can provide an analytical solution that enables the simultaneous measurement of all the major greenhouse gases (CO2, CH4, N2O and CO) and air quality pollutants (NO, NO2, SO2 and NH3) with the required high precision and broad amount fraction ranges that are required. Unique features include: 1. The ability to measure all these compounds simultaneously due to a unique dual colour laser system. 2. The achieved precisions with this analyser match or exceed other optical spectrometers that are typically measuring one or two compounds. 3. The range of amount fractions that are possible to measure exceed those typical of other optical spectrometers that are measuring one or two compounds.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021940-2023 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Jul 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Jul 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £205,274 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY |
| Locality | TEDDINGTON |
| Post town | Twickenham |
| Postcode | TW11 0LW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI7 Outer London - West and North West |
| ITL 3 | TLI75 Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames |
| Local authority | Richmond upon Thames |
| Electoral ward | Teddington |
| Westminster constituency | Twickenham |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MIRO ANALYTICAL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 28 Jul 2023 at 09:25 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021940-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.npl.co.uk

## Provenance

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