4 Eddy Covariance Setup

Section I: Contracting authority/entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Official name: Aarhus Universitet
National registration number: 31119103
Postal address: Nordre Ringgade 1
Town: Aarhus C
NUTS code: DK Danmark
Postal code: 8000
Country: Denmark
Contact person: Martin Winther Bolet
E-mail: udbud@au.dk
Telephone: +45 93521783
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.au.dk/

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title:

4 Eddy Covariance Setup

Reference number: 2021-0260324

II.1.2) Main CPV code

38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

II.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

II.1.4) Short description:

Purchase of 4 Eddy covariance setups 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.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: 472 611.80 EUR

II.2) Description

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code: DK Danmark

Main site or place of performance:

Copenhagen.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement:

We need to purchase four specific eddy covariance systems for an ongoing research project.

Research problem:

The ReWet 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.

What do we need:

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.

II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: no

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

II.2.14) Additional information

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Negotiated procedure without prior publication

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

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.

IV.1.3) Information about framework agreement

IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes

IV.2) Administrative information

Section V: Award of contract/concession

V.2) Award of contract/concession

V.2.1) Date of contract award decision:

02/07/2021

V.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Official name: LI-COR Biosciences GmbH
Town: Bad Homburg
NUTS code: DE Deutschland
Country: Germany

The contractor/concessionaire will be an SME: no

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: 472 611.80 EUR

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information:

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Official name: Klagenævnet for udbud
Postal address: Toldboden 2
Town: Viborg
Postal code: 8800
Country: Denmark
E-mail: klfu@naevneneshus.dk
Telephone: +45 72405708
Internet address: https://erhvervsstyrelsen.dk/klagenaevnet-for-udbud

VI.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

Please contact Aarhus University, if you have a comment about this notice — udbud@au.dk

Following the notification, a standstill period of 10 calendar days will be held in accordance to paragraph 3 of Act No 593 of 2 June 2016 on the Danish Act on the Complaints Board for public Procurement. This implies that the contracting authority cannot sign the contract with the winning tenderer before the standstill period has expired.

In case of complaints about tenders or decisions, e.g. award of contracts covered by Section II or III in the Danish Public Procurement Act must be submitted to the Complaints Board for Public Procurement (Klagenævnet for udbud) within 45 calendar days from the day after the contractor published a notice in the Official Journal on the conclusion of a contract. At the latest concurrently with submission of an appeal to the Complaints Board for Public Procurement, the complainant must inform the contracting authority of the alleged infringement, and whether the appeal is to be referred to the board.

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Official name: Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen
Postal address: Carl Jacobsens Vej 35
Town: Valby
Postal code: 2500
Country: Denmark
E-mail: kfst@kfst.dk
Telephone: +45 41715000
Internet address: www.kfst.dk

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:

02/07/2021

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