Awarded contract

One off purchase of BTS-Solar / BTS2048-xx_WP and spectral Irradience

Details

Buyer: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Supplier(s): Gigahertz Optik GmbH
Value: £140,281.92
Topic: Solar installation
Published: 20 December 2023
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Purchase of BTS-Solar / BTS2048-xx_WP and spectral Irradiance Lot 1: For Defra to purchase two new BTS-Solar / BTS2048-xx_WP and a spectral irradiance to be used to take ozone column measurements and global UV measures to support compliance with the UN Vienna Convention and continue to support global scientific monitoring studies which are vital to assess the health of the ozone layer and risk posed to human, animal and environmental health. <br/><br/>Together these instruments will replace the Brewer Spectrometer (model: Mark IV) at Reading which is at high risk of failing as well as future proof the ozone monitoring programme which has been collecting data since 1993 and is considered world leading in its contribution to global scientific monitoring.

Timeline

Completed: Award date30 January 2023
Completed: Award published20 December 2023
Current notice

About the buyer

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is a ministerial department that also buys through agencies such as the Environment Agency, the Rural Payments Agency and the Animal and Plant Health Agency. DEFRA also procures goods and services through the Crown Commercial Service. Existing contracts and frameworks set up under the previous procurement regulations remain valid until they expire.

Over the past 5 years, most of DEFRA's contract awards have been in research and development, construction work and business services.

Decision makers

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