ID 6221637 - AFBI - Supply, Delivery, Software Support and Warranty of Integrated Freshwater Data Buoys and Monitoring Hardware
Awarded to R.S. AQUA LIMITED, TechWorks Marine Limited
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute(buyer)
- Published
- Published 16 December 2025
- Deadline
- Closed 16 January 2026
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Overview
Contracting authority
1 live opportunity · 13 awarded contracts
Belfast, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PBLN-5294-NVHZ
CPD - Supplies & Services Division
Procuring entityBelfast, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PVWG-8426-YWXV
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Lots (2)
Supply, Delivery, Support and Maintenance of 5 Data Buoys and Associated Instruments
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, as detailed below Part B - Three (3) Basic Instrumented Data Buoys, without plankton and nutrient sensors Part A will be purchased upon Contract Award, it is anticipated Part B will be ordered during the 2026/2027 Financial Year
£1,026,084Won by TechWorks Marine LimitedSupply, Delivery and Software Support of Seven (7) stand-alone Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen (DO) Loggers
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
£80,875Won by R.S. AQUA LIMITEDWon by R.S. AQUA LIMITED
Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In delivery
- Category
- Goods
- Estimated value
- £629,620
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Rules
- Procurement Act 2023
- SME suitable
- Yes
- Published
- 16 December 2025
- Questions by
- 9 January 2026
- Deadline
- Closed
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £1,106,959
- Award date
- 26 January 2026
- Contract period
- 2 February 2026 → 30 March 2030
- Contract length
- 4 years 2 months
- Could run to
- 5 February 2033
- Against estimate
- 76% above
- Bids received
- 2
- R.S. AQUA LIMITED
- TechWorks Marine Limited
This contract ends on 30 March 2030, or 5 February 2033 if every extension is used.
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Competition and scoring
Bids received
2
Open and restricted tenders in Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 22% received only one.
How bids were scored
- AC1 Compliance with the Specification Schedule
- AC2 - 5 (Five) x Data-Buoy Systems (Or alternative 'Pontoon-Based System') as detailed in the Specification
- AC3 - 5 (Five) x Meteorological Stations as detailed in the Specification
- AC4 -10 (Ten) x Wiped Multi-Parameter Water Quality Sondes, (2 to be integrated on each Buoy) as detailed in the Specification
- AC5 -2 (Two) x Integrated, Wiped Optical Plankton Instruments (1 to be integrated on each Lot 1 Part A Buoy), as detailed in the Specification
- AC6 -2 (Two) x Integrated, Wiped Optical Sensors, capable of delivering Nitrate measurements (1 to be integrated on each Lot 1 Part A Buoy), as detailed in the
- AC7 - Software System/Package
- AC8 - Supply, Delivery and Quality Control
- AC9 - Total Contract Price
Market context
Typical award in Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
£138,915
Median of 1,951 awards in the last 24 months
This award is 8.0× the median.
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute in the last 12 months
11
contracts awarded, worth £104,194,863 in total
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Notice history
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Contract
3 March 2026
Contract
26 January 2026
Contract Notice
16 December 2025
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