Notice Information
Notice Title
ID 6235074 - AFBI - Supply, Delivery and Servicing of Discrete Analyser
Notice Description
The Water Quality Laboratory (WQL) in Agri-Environment Branch (AEB) of the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) requires the supply, delivery and servicing of a new discrete analyser to achieve a higher throughput of samples, facilitate new projects and provide contingency in case of breakdown of current equipment. Suppliers should refer to the Specification for full detail on the requirements of this contract.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The contract is for twelve (12) months which covers the initial warranty period with an option to extend annually for up to a further four (4) periods of twelve (12) months through a servicing and maintenance package.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ef29
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011942-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
-
- CPV Codes
38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
38430000 - Detection and analysis apparatus
38432000 - Analysis apparatus
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £126,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £126,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £129,942 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £129,942 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Feb 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 8 Jan 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 27 Jan 20263 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 10 Feb 2026 - 30 Apr 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- AGRI-FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE (AFBI)
- 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
- TLN Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Sydenham
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011942-2026
10th February 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007360-2026
28th January 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079920-2025
4th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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