Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-11-16
Buyer: Transport for Greater Manchester
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 51200000 | 71600000 | 72224000: Project management consultancy services | 79421100 | 90700000
Estimated value: 1200000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-12-14
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: TfGM is seeking to procure a supplier for the planning, site set up and installation of Diffusion Tubes across Greater Manchester. The supplier will also be responsible for the end to end process of the Air Quality Monitoring service involving the monitoring, reporting and project management.
Government has instructed many local authorities across the UK to take quick action to reduce harmful Nitrogen Dioxide (‘NO2’) levels following the Secretary of State issuing a direction under the Environment Act 1995 to undertake feasibility studies to identify measures for reducing NO2 concentrations to within legal limit values in the ‘shortest possible time’.
In Greater Manchester, the 10 local authorities, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (‘GMCA’) and Transport for Greater Manchester (‘TfGM’) are working together to develop a Clean Air Plan to tackle NO2 Exceedances at the Roadside.
Air quality monitoring is critical in evidencing that the Greater Manchester Clean Air Plan is delivering the necessary trajectory of air quality improvement and compliance to air quality limit values. The NO2 diffusion tube monitoring campaign forms part of the Greater Manchester Clean Air Plan monitoring and evaluation project.
TfGM is seeking to procure an 8-year services agreement with a supplier for the planning, site set up and installation of diffusion tubes across Greater Manchester. The supplier will also be responsible for the end to end process of the air quality monitoring service involving the monitoring, reporting and project management.
TfGM reserves the right to require the supplier to incorporate new or emerging technologies when these reach the correct technology readiness level (TRL) and meet the data quality objectives for assessment of compliance.
Transport for Greater Manchester's particular conditions are set out in the Invitation to Tender documentation made available via Pro-contract.
Additional information and visibility of Invitation to Tender documentation is via http://procontract.due-north.com/register and the opportunity is entitled ‘Diffusion Tube Air Quality Monitoring — ITT’:
• please note the return date and time in IV.2.2) is the final date for submission of the completed Invitation to Tender;
• this procurement process will be conducted through the ProContract e-tendering portal and any submission made outside of this portal will be disqualified;
• all communications, including tender submission must be written in English and priced in pounds sterling;
• nothing in this procurement process is intended to form any express or implied contractual relationship between parties unless and until the award of a contract is concluded;
• any contract entered into as a result of this procurement will be considered to be a contract governed by English Law and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of England and Wales;
• TfGM is not liable for any costs, fees or expenses (including third party costs, fees or expenses) incurred by those expressing an interest in, negotiating or tendering for this contract opportunity;
• TfGM reserves the right to terminate this procurement process or to amend or vary the process at any time prior to the conclusion of the award of contract without liability to any party;


Award value: 1200000