Air quality management

Tender description

This procurement is being conducted under the open procedure pursuant to regulation 27 of the Public Contracts Regulations as amended (‘PCR 2015’). The procurement process is being managed by Transport for London (TfL) on behalf of the Greater London Authority (GLA), the ‘Contracting Authority’. The Contracting Authority wishes to appoint a service provider for Breathe London low cost air quality sensor network — for the provision of air quality management services — reference GLA 81624 as described in the procurement documents which are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://procontract.due-north.com/ For the purpose of this procurement ‘Service Provider’ refers to the potential suppliers bidding for the contract i.e. the legal entity responsible for the tender submission. The term ‘Potential Supplier’ is intended to cover any economic operator as defined by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (referred to as the ‘regulations’) and could be a registered company; the lead contact for a group of economic operators; charitable organisation; voluntary community and social enterprise (VCSE); special purpose vehicle (SPV) or other form of entity. Interested potential suppliers are advised to read the information under II.2.4) description of the procurement and II.2.14) additional information and express their interest as soon as possible to access the procurement documents. About this procurement General requirement: The general requirement is to set up/manage, maintain and operate a next phase of the Breathe London network for an estimated 36 to 48-months period starting in November 2020. Managing the network will require a range of specialist elements and skills that can be grouped into the following areas: • hardware, maintenance and operations; • software and website. Hardware, maintenance and operations The type of low cost sensor used in this network will be key to the project’s success. The appointed Service Provider shall be responsible for all elements including installation, maintenance, insurance and decommissioning of all hardware. The appointed Service Provider shall also be responsible for: • choosing sensors that meet the uncertainty requirements of the EU Air Quality Directive for indicative (Class 1) methods for particulate matter (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2); • providing evidence of independent testing (e.g. by university or laboratory) against reference monitors evidencing this and indicating accuracy and sensitivity of the sensor for PM2.5 and NO2 and consistency across sensor nodes; • collecting and transmitting data in close to real-time (minimum hourly); • the network should be able to incorporate additional monitors of the same type (and potentially even monitors of different types). The Service Provider will be required to set out a standard set of costs for organisations (e.g.charitable/community groups, businesses, developers) who may want to purchase their own sensor and use it to expand the network. The procurement process is to be conducted in accordance with the open procedure, under Directive 2014/24/EU (public) on the award of public sector contracts, as implemented in the UK by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This procurement is also to be conducted in accordance with the Contracting Authority’s drive to deliver best value whilst meeting its own requirements. At the end of this procurement process, the Contracting Authority may choose to award a contract. The award criteria have been developed to assist the Contracting Authority in deciding which tender represents the most economically advantageous tender based on quality 80 % and price 20 %, day rates (15 %) and quantity of sensors within budget (5 %). Further quality breakdown is provided in II.2.5 (below). Further to II.2.7) any extension will be at the authority’s sole discretion and subject to availability of funds and the appointed Service Provider’s satisfactory performance. Estimated contract value: The estimated total value of the contract, including extension(s) is GBP 757 000. A further GBP 150 000 may be approved. If so the total value of the contract including any possible extension(s) will be GBP 907 000 but shall not exceed this value. Expressions of interest: Interested potential suppliers are advised to read the information II.2.14). Additional information and register their interest as soon as possible to access the procurement documents.