Summary of the contracting process

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has initiated an active tender for the supply and delivery of refrigerated autosampling units for chemical high-resolution monitoring at Lough Neagh. This procurement falls under the aquaculture services industry category and is situated in Northern Ireland. The tender process is in the 'tender' stage, with key dates including the tender submission deadline on 13 January 2025 and the equipment delivery requirement by 31 March 2025. The procurement is conducted using an accelerated open procedure due to the urgent nature of the project, which aims to enhance water quality monitoring and data analysis in Lough Neagh and its tributaries, supporting statutory surveillance programmes and the Lough Neagh Action Plan published in July 2024. The estimated contract value is £140,000.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities, particularly for companies specialising in environmental services, laboratory precision equipment, telemetry equipment, and sensor technologies. The project requires the supply of high-resolution water quality monitoring equipment and the development of an IT-enabled platform for data collation and real-time information dissemination. Suitable businesses include those with expertise in aquaculture services, pollutant tracking, and environmental monitoring solutions. Firms that can meet the technical, professional, and financial criteria outlined in the tender documentation, and those capable of delivering within the specified timeframe, will be well-positioned to compete for this contract.

Tender

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

DAERA

Contract Timeline

Publication Date

20th December 2024 09:39:02 AM

Tender Deadline

13th January 2025 15:00:00 PM 22 days remaining
Contract Summary

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”
Contract Details

Open Contracting ID

ocds-h6vhtk-04c9f4

Publication Source

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Procurement Stage

Tender

Procurement Method

Open

Procurement Method Details

Open Procedure

Procurement Category

Services

Tender Suitability

Framework / DPS
Contract Classification

CPV Code(s)

77800000

CPV Division(s)

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

DAERA

Buyer Name

Buyer Email

ssdadmin.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk

Buyer Phone

Buyer Address

17 Antrim Road

BELFAST

BT28 3AL

United Kingdom

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

DAERA

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