Urban Observatory Sensors DPS

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: URBAN OBSERVATORY SENSORS DPS
2. Awarding Authority: Newcastle University, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, NE1 7RU. Tel: 0191 222 5360. Fax: 0191 222 8845. Email: dave.anderson@ncl.ac.uk. (Dave Anderson).
3. Contract type: Supply contract
4. Description: The Awarding Authority invites bids to join a Dynamic Purchasing System it is establishing for the provision of a range of environmental sensor equipment for it’s Urban Observatory project in the city. The Urban Observatory is a research project funded by Awarding Authority as part of Science Central initiative. It seeks to understand how a city system functions and how different parameters interact. (E.g. heat island effect and green spaces, flooding and traffic congestion.) All the sensor data is open and available to the public via this portal ( ) and shown alongside other available open data sources. Further information can be found at: We want to build a network of ‘good’ (reliable, useable) data that is enables real-time decision making to create a more resilient city that can respond more dynamically to issues. (e.g. changing traffic management to cut air pollution or using now—casting on weather radar to forewarn NCL estates of incoming ‘toon monsoon’ or UTMC so they can divert traffic from certain flood prone areas or take measures to protect metro routes.) There will be 6 Sensor Lots on this DPS: 1. Environment 2. Weather 3. Transport 4. Energy 5. Water 6. Human Suppliers must indicate which Lots they are applying for in this initial DPS Round.
5. CPV Code(s): 38000000, 35125100
6. NUTS code(s): UKC, UKC2, UKC22
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Region(s) of supply Northumberland and Tyne and Wear.
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Opportunity Id DN170372
(NU/1195)
9. Estimated value of requirement: Not provided.
10. Expression of interest window 18.8.2016 (12:00:00).
11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information regarding the above contract notice please visit:
12. Other information: Keywords Urban, Sensors, DPS, OJEU
Estimated contract dates
Start date 26/08/2016
End date 25/08/2020
Current Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) round information
End date 19/08/2016 12:00:00
TKR-2016721-EX-774750