Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2021-02-12
Buyer: Aarhus Universitet
Country: DK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Negotiated without a prior call for competition
CPV classification: 33000000 | 38000000
Estimated value: 143405 EUR
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: Purchase of Eddy covariance setup for onsite open path CO2 and CH4 flux measurement and processing. (LICOR Biosciences) will be used to increase our data and knowledge on exchange of greenhouse gases for different practice and management practices of organic soils.
The LICOR setup (LI7500DS and LI7700, in combination with the SmartFlux system) is the only open path eddy covariance setup system available on the market offering high frequency CO2 and CH4 (10 Hz) measurements in combination with biometeorological sensors and on-site processing of the measured data, and being able to retrieve this data from the cloud.
The RePeat project will develop a new calculation tool that improves the determination of specific emission factors for CO2, methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) for Danish lowland soils based on the annual dynamics of gas exchange as a function of the area's hydrology, soil chemistry and vegetation. The model is developed based on frequent automated measurements of greenhouse gases, hydrology and soil water chemistry.
Eddy covariance setup for onsite open path CO2 and CH4 flux measurement and processing (LICOR Biosciences) will be used to increase data and knowledge on exchange of greenhouse gases for different practice and management practices of organic soils.
The LICOR setup (LI7500DS and LI7700, in combination with the SmartFlux system) is the only open path eddy covariance setup system available on the market offering high frequency CO2 and CH4 (10 Hz) measurements in combination with biometeorological sensors and on-site processing of the measured data, and being able to retrieve this data from the cloud.
There has been a systematic search for commercially available eddy covariance system offering both open path CO2 and CH4 flux and biometeorological measurements and on-site processing of the measured data.
The LICOR setup (LI7500DS and LI7700 in combination with the Smartflux setup) is the only integrated eddy covariance system with biometeorological sensors and on-site processing of the measured data. This provides us with extremely high frequency data allowing us to analyse the CO2 and CH4 flux measurements of a rewetted agricultural field.
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Winner: LI-COR Biosciences GmbH
Award value: 143405