Replacement Instrumentation for use on the UK Automatic Hydrocarbons Network. Approach to Trial, Purchase and Equipment Support new Instrumentation

Concepts

• hydrocarbons
• automatic hydrocarbons network
• network contractors
• uk automatic hydrocarbons network
• replacement instrumentation
• existing instrumentation
• potential instrument
• instruments
• use
• hydrocarbon network

Location

United Kingdom:

Description

The Automatic Hydrocarbons Network is currently operated for the Environment Agency by the Network Contractors, which at the time of contract issue for this capital procurement is Ricardo Energy & Environment, although this may be subject to change. Presently the network constitutes four TD-GC-FID ozone precursor analysers . These instruments are used to measure 29 of the 31 VOCs listed in Annex X of the Air Quality Directive 2008/50/EC (AQD). Theses VOCs are known as Non-Methane Volatile Organic Compounds (NMVOCs).

Total Quantity or Scope

The Environment Agency are inviting bidders to test and provide a potential instrument to replace the existing instrumentation deployed on the Hydrocarbon network to measure the existing NMVOCs list in Annex X (in the AQ Directive) and additionally at least three of the following VOCs: ethanol, methanol, 2-butanone and acetone

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 24321000 - Hydrocarbons
• 90731100 - Air quality management

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are not available.

Other Information

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