South Cambridgshire District Council - Air Quality Monitoring Contract

It is a statutory requirement as a Local Authority to regularly review and assess air quality in our area under the Environment Act 1995. Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) is a statutory process by which we as a local authority monitor, assess and take action to improve local air quality (https://laqm.defra.gov.uk/).

South Cambridgeshire District Council (SCDC) is a rural district undergoing a significant growth. Future developments are to be largely residential and reliant on road-based transport for travel and commuting to the city, London and the surrounding area.

SCDC operates 3 automatic monitors with a combination of Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) and Particulate Matter (PM10 and/or PM2.5).

The details of the existing three Monitoring Stations are as follows;

• Site 1 - Impington Site, A14

Equipment: T200 NOx Analyser, BAM PM10 Analyser

• Site 2 - Girton Site, Huntigdon Road

Equipment: M200E NOx Analyser, BAM PM10 Analyser, BAM PM2.5 Analyser

• Site 3 - Orchard Park, A14/Impington

Equipment: T200 NOx Analyser, BAM PM10 Analyser, BAM PM2.5 Analyser

The Council is seeking Consultants to provide a Data Management Program for the three monitoring systems as described above. These systems typically run 24/7 therefore, a concise data management and maintenance service is necessary to maximise the long-term performance of these equipment and their data capture rate.

The data collected from these sites is available: