Notice Information
Notice Title
AFBI - Supply and delivery of Multiparameter water quality sondes and telemetry
Notice Description
AFBI are seeking to procure up to 17 multi-parameter water quality monitoring instruments (sondes) and telemetry in two batches. Batch 1 (up to 5 multi-parameter sondes with telemetry) will support for the Freshwater Fisheries section within AFBI FAEB and Batch 2 (up to 12 multi-parameter sondes and up to 6 telemetry units) will support the Oceanographic and Limnology section within AFBI FAEB. The Specifications for each batch are outlined in the Specification.
Lot Information
Lot 1
AFBI are seeking to procure up to 17 multi-parameter water quality monitoring instruments (sondes) and telemetry in two batches. Batch 1 (up to 5 multi-parameter sondes with telemetry) will support for the Freshwater Fisheries section within AFBI FAEB and Batch 2 (up to 12 multi-parameter sondes and up to 6 telemetry units) will support the Oceanographic and Limnology section within AFBI FAEB. The Specifications for each batch are outlined in the Specification. Additional information: Please note in the interests of transparency a clerical error defaulted this notice as a services contract, for clarity it was a supplies competition and should be treated as such. 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. This figure does not however take into account the application of indexation. Neither CPD nor the Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Economic Operators remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Economic Operator in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise and an Economic Operator shall. have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed by the. Contracting Authority. Economic Operators should note that all dates, time periods and figures in relation to values and volumes specified. in this notice and the procurement documents are approximate only and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change any or all of them.
Options: This initial contract period is 12 months with 4 options to extend for the warranty of 12 months each
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04ca43
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003756-2025
- 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
38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
51 - Installation services (except software)
-
- CPV Codes
38430000 - Detection and analysis apparatus
38432000 - Analysis apparatus
51200000 - Installation services of equipment for measuring, checking, testing and navigating
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £140,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £140,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £250,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 Jan 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 4 Feb 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- AGRI FOOD AND BIO SCIENCES INSTI TUTE
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- ssdadmin.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT9 5PX
- 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)
- TLN06 Belfast
- Delivery Location
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Upper Malone
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast South and Mid Down
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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