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Supply of Gases to the Air Quality Monitoring Network[E16]

London, United KingdomEnvironment Agency[E1]

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In plain English

What they want
The Environment Agency (EA) requires the supply of gas cylinders to a number of Automatic Urban and Rural Network (AURN) air quality monitoring sites distributed across the UK to enable analysis of air pollution. The current number of AURN sites requiring the supply of gases is around 160.
Who can bid
No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline
Buyer's deadline: 24 May 2024, 12:00 UTC+1. UTC: 24 May 2024, 11:00 UTC.
Published 28 Mar 2024.
Value
Not stated by the buyer.
Buyer
Environment AgencySee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply
Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents

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Deadline[E4]
24 May 2024, 12:00 UTC+1
Value
Not stated
Published[E14]
28 Mar 2024
Procedure[E13]
Open procedure (above threshold)
Source
UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked
5 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

The Environment Agency (EA) requires the supply of gas cylinders to a number of Automatic Urban and Rural Network (AURN) air quality monitoring sites distributed across the UK to enable analysis of air pollution. The current number of AURN sites requiring the supply of gases is around 160. There will be an additional 104 PM2.5 sites delivered through the PM2.5 expansion over the next 3 years, however, only 89 of these are completely new sites. Also not all of the 89 sites will require gases, only those that have other analysers installed. The Agency also requires the supply of calibration and zero gas cylinders to meet its operational and quality needs as well as a supply of UKAS or equivalent ISO 17025 certified cylinders. The volume of gas usage provided in the Specification are estimates and can not be guaranteed. The scope of requirement is as follows: - the supply of zero gases - the supply of span gases (NO, NO2, SO2 and CO) to the standard stated in the Specification. - the supply of span gases with ISO17025 accreditation and their accreditation certificates as outlined in the specification. - the supply of H2S (ISO17025 accredited and non-accredited) and ISO17025 accredited Methane / Propane gases. - a delivery network that is able to reach all of the United Kingdom including Northern Ireland. - a digital tracking and invoicing system to ensure gases returned after rental over a number of years are managed through a reliable accounting system. The contract period is for an initial term of four (4) years from 1st September 2024 to 31st …[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

  • ConditionDelivery location: British Oversea Territories.[E7]
  • ConditionDelivery location: Channel Islands.[E6]
  • ConditionDelivery location: Europe.[E11]
  • ConditionDelivery location: Isle of Man.[E10]
  • ConditionDelivery location: Rest of the World.[E9]
  • ConditionDelivery location: United Kingdom.[E8]
  • The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

  • UnknownThe notice does not state a value.
  • UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

  1. First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 14:13 UTC

    The deadline (2024-05-24T11:00:00.000Z) has passed.

    Source document d80f11bf-8861-43ea-985c-ca8452dd4d25-747211

Evidence

16 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

  1. E1

    The buyer is Environment Agency.

    Document d80f11bf-8861-43ea-985c-ca8452dd4d25-747211, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  2. E2

    The notice is classified under CPV 44612100 (Gas cylinders).

    Document d80f11bf-8861-43ea-985c-ca8452dd4d25-747211, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  3. E3

    Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.

    “GB”

    Document d80f11bf-8861-43ea-985c-ca8452dd4d25-747211, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  4. E4

    Tenders must be submitted by 24 May 2024, 12:00 UTC+01:00.

    “2024-05-24T12:00:00+01:00”

    Document d80f11bf-8861-43ea-985c-ca8452dd4d25-747211, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  5. E5

    The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

    “The Environment Agency (EA) requires the supply of gas cylinders to a number of Automatic Urban and Rural Network (AURN) air quality monitoring sites distributed across the UK to enable analysis of air pollution. The current number of AURN sites requiring the supply of gases is…”

    Document d80f11bf-8861-43ea-985c-ca8452dd4d25-747211, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  6. E6

    Delivery location: Channel Islands.

    Document d80f11bf-8861-43ea-985c-ca8452dd4d25-747211, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/1, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  7. E7

    Delivery location: British Oversea Territories.

    Document d80f11bf-8861-43ea-985c-ca8452dd4d25-747211, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  8. E8

    Delivery location: United Kingdom.

    Document d80f11bf-8861-43ea-985c-ca8452dd4d25-747211, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/5, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  9. E9

    Delivery location: Rest of the World.

    Document d80f11bf-8861-43ea-985c-ca8452dd4d25-747211, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/4, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  10. E10

    Delivery location: Isle of Man.

    Document d80f11bf-8861-43ea-985c-ca8452dd4d25-747211, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/3, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  11. E11

    Delivery location: Europe.

    Document d80f11bf-8861-43ea-985c-ca8452dd4d25-747211, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/2, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  12. E12

    This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.

    “tender”

    Document d80f11bf-8861-43ea-985c-ca8452dd4d25-747211, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  13. E13

    The procedure is: Open procedure (above threshold).

    Document d80f11bf-8861-43ea-985c-ca8452dd4d25-747211, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  14. E14

    The notice was published on 28 Mar 2024.

    “2024-03-28T12:53:42Z”

    Document d80f11bf-8861-43ea-985c-ca8452dd4d25-747211, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  15. E15

    Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.

    Document d80f11bf-8861-43ea-985c-ca8452dd4d25-747211, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  16. E16

    The notice is titled "Supply of Gases to the Air Quality Monitoring Network".

    Document d80f11bf-8861-43ea-985c-ca8452dd4d25-747211, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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