Awarded contract

ID 6221637 - AFBI - Supply, Delivery, Software Support and Warranty of Integrated Freshwater Data Buoys and Monitoring Hardware

Details

Supplier(s)
TechWorks Marine Limited, RS Aqua Ltd
Value
£1,106,959.4
Duration
3 years
Topic
Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
Published
26 January 2026

Tender description

AFBI requires the supply and delivery of 5 data buoys with associated sensor packages, and 7 stand-alone Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen Loggers. Both the integrated data buoys and the temperature DO loggers will require appropriate software and technical support for an initial contract period of three years as a minimum. This contract will be divided into 2 separate Lots for the provision of the Data Buoys and the Loggers, as detailed below. Please note that ALL instrumentation supplied under Lot 1 must be able to operate (maintain autonomous power) for minimum of three months and reliably telemeter data from any location in Lough Neagh (Note; GSM network cover is poor in many areas of Lough Neagh). Lot 1 - Supply, Delivery, Support and Maintenance of 5 Data Buoys and Associated Instruments, comprising of Part A - Two (2) Fully Instrumented Data Buoys with a comprehensive sensor package. Part A will be purchased upon Contract Award, delivery of Part A to AFBI's Fisheries and Aquatic Ecosystems Branch, Newforge Lane, Belfast, BT9 5PX must be completed by 31/03/26. Part B - Three (3) Basic Instrumented Data Buoys, without plankton and nutrient sensors. It is anticipated that Part B will be ordered during the 2026/2027 Financial Year Lot 2 - Supply, Delivery and Software Support of Seven (7) stand-alone Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen (DO) Loggers Lot 2 will be purchased on Contract Award, delivery to AFBI's Fisheries and Aquatic Ecosystems Branch, Newforge Lane, Belfast, BT9 5PX must be completed by 31/03/26 Suppliers are permitted to tender for either or both Lots. Both Lots will be evaluated and awarded separately. Suppliers must provide all instruments and meet all requirements as listed in the detailed requirements of this Specification document for the Lot(s) they are awarded, for the duration of the contract period. Please refer to the Specification document for full details. ## Contract award Title: Lot 1 - Supply, Delivery, Support and Maintenance of 5 Data Buoys and Associated Instruments Lots: - Lot 1: Supply, Delivery, Support and Maintenance of 5 Data Buoys and Associated Instruments ## Contract award Title: Lot 2 - Supply, Delivery and Software Support of Seven (7) stand-alone Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen (DO) Loggers Lots: - Lot 2: Supply, Delivery and Software Support of Seven (7) stand-alone Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen (DO) Loggers

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published26 January 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date26 January 2026
  3. Next: Contract expiry date5 February 2029in 2 years

About the buyer

The Agri-food and Biosciences Institute is a non-departmental public body in Northern Ireland. Its sponsor department is the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs. Scientific research and services in agriculture, animal health, food, environment and marine science are its core work. Seven sites across Northern Ireland host that work, with headquarters on Newforge Lane in Belfast.

Over the past 5 years, most of Agri-food and Biosciences Institute's contract awards have been in laboratory and precision equipment, agricultural and forestry products and waste, cleaning and environmental services.

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