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ID - 5674464 DAERA - NIEA - REFRIGERATED AUTOSAMPLING UNITS CHEMICAL HIGH RESOLUTION MONITORING LOUGH NEAGH

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENT AND RURAL AFFAIRS

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Award

21 Jan 2025 at 08:58

Tender

20 Dec 2024 at 09:39

Summary of the contracting process

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has concluded a public procurement process for the supply, delivery, and maintenance of refrigerated autosampling units for chemical high-resolution monitoring in Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland. This tender falls under the industry category of Aquaculture services, with the main address being 17 Antrim Road, Belfast, UK. The procurement adopted the Accelerated Open procedure due to the urgent need for the equipment, with the contract being awarded to Lab Process Instrumentation Limited on 20 January 2025, valued at £82,400. The procurement process is currently in the Award stage, and the supplier must deliver the equipment by 31 March 2025 to ensure timely commencement of the project in 2025.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in environmental services, telemetry equipment, sensors, and laboratory, optical, and precision equipment. The procurement offers a growth opportunity, especially for companies capable of delivering high-quality technical solutions within tight deadlines. SMEs involved in the supply of advanced monitoring technologies and environmental data collection systems would be well-suited to compete. The contract includes options for extension, providing further business potential through continued support and maintenance over additional years.

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Notice Title

ID - 5674464 DAERA - NIEA - REFRIGERATED AUTOSAMPLING UNITS CHEMICAL HIGH RESOLUTION MONITORING LOUGH NEAGH

Notice Description

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) published its Lough Neagh Action Plan in July 2024 and is planning to undertake a programme of high-resolution water quality sampling and analysis in Lough Neagh and its tributaries, fully co-ordinated with statutory (Water Framework Regulations) related surveillance programmes. This Lough Neagh programme is to include frequency real time water quality monitoring at the six Lough Neagh tributaries to guide the development and validation of new catchment-based models. The data for Lough Neagh and its tributaries will be collated into a single accessible IT enabled platform. When developed this platform should aim to provide near-real time water quality information to stakeholders and be a tool for behavioural change The Supplier must deliver the equipment by 31 March 2025 Please see ID 5674464 - Specification for full details. Due to the urgent nature of this requirement the 'Accelerated Open' procedure has been chosen in accordance with Regulation 27 (5) of the Public Contracts Regulations (as amended) which states "Where a state of urgency duly substantiated by the contracting authority renders impracticable the time limit laid down in paragraph (2), it may fix a time limit which shall be not less than 15 days from the date on which the contract notice is sent"

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) published its Lough Neagh Action Plan in July 2024 and is planning to undertake a programme of high-resolution water quality sampling and analysis in Lough Neagh and its tributaries, fully co-ordinated with statutory (Water Framework Regulations) related surveillance programmes. This Lough Neagh programme is to include frequency real time water quality monitoring at the six Lough Neagh tributaries to guide the development and validation of new catchment-based models. The data for Lough Neagh and its tributaries will be collated into a single accessible IT enabled platform. When developed this platform should aim to provide near-real time water quality information to stakeholders and be a tool for behavioural change The Supplier must deliver the equipment by 31 March 2025 Please see ID 5674464 - Specification for full details. Due to the urgent nature of this requirement the 'Accelerated Open' procedure has been chosen in accordance with Regulation 27 (5) of the Public Contracts Regulations (as amended) which states "Where a state of urgency duly substantiated by the contracting authority renders impracticable the time limit laid down in paragraph (2), it may fix a time limit which shall be not less than 15 days from the date on which the contract notice is sent" Additional information: The figure indicated in Section II 1.5 represents an estimated contract value. This value reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account potential optional extension periods and the uptake of potential optional services as detailed in the tender documents.

Options: There is the option to extend for 4 optional years Years 2-5 for support and maintenance.

Renewal: There is the option to extend for 4 optional years (Years 2-5) for support and maintenance.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c9f4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001964-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services


CPV Codes

32441000 - Telemetry equipment

35125100 - Sensors

38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

77800000 - Aquaculture services

90700000 - Environmental services

90732900 - Nitrates and phosphates pollution assessment

90732920 - Phosphates pollution assessment

90740000 - Pollutants tracking and monitoring and rehabilitation services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£140,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£140,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£82,400 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Jan 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
13 Jan 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Jan 20251 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENT AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Additional Buyers

DAERA

Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
ssdadmin.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT28 3AL
Post Town
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN0E Lisburn and Castlereagh
Delivery Location
TLN Northern Ireland, TLN0 Northern Ireland

Local Authority
Lisburn and Castlereagh
Electoral Ward
Wallace Park
Westminster Constituency
Lagan Valley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

LAB PROCESS INSTRUMENTATION

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