High-precision laser spectrometer for methane isotope analysis.
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NPL Management Limited is procuring a high-precision laboratory-based laser absorption spectrometer capable of directly and simultaneously measuring carbon and hydrogen isotope ratios (δ13C-CH4 and δD-CH4) and methane amount fraction in air using a single analyzer. The instrument is intended for use in a metrology laboratory setting. This is a direct award notice, suggesting a sole-source procurement. The buyer is the UK's National Physical Laboratory, serving national measurement standards. No specific qualifications or set-asides are mentioned. The scale is a single instrument purchase, likely in the range of £100k-£1m.