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CEFAS26-100 Specialist Passive Water Sampler Sets

CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE

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27 Jul 2026 at 08:56

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) bought specialist passive water sampler sets for delivery in the United Kingdom. The requirement covers sets supplied both with and without Performance Reference Compounds (PRC). These are laboratory, optical and precision equipment used for water sampling and related scientific work. Cefas previously manufactured the products in-house, but moved production to an external supplier because the process was expensive, time-consuming and carried serious health and safety implications. The requirement is for goods rather than services or works, and concerns a single product requirement managed by Cefas, a sub-central public authority based in Lowestoft. The selected supplier, E&H Services, Inc., is based in Prague, Czechia and is recorded as a small or medium-sized enterprise.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition. E&H Services, Inc. was selected for the single requirement. The contract was signed on 24 July 2026 and runs from 27 July 2026 to 1 September 2026. Its value is £13,000 excluding VAT and £15,600 including VAT. The contract is active. The procurement was treated as goods and the award covered the passive water sampler sets, including the versions with and without Performance Reference Compounds. The process used one lot, which is complete. The available outcome shows a direct award rather than a competitive tender, so the main commercial significance for other suppliers is Cefas’s established requirement for externally supplied specialist sampling equipment.

This procurement demonstrates a defined requirement for suppliers able to provide specialist passive water sampler sets in two configurations: with and without Performance Reference Compounds. A credible future supplier would need dependable capability in laboratory, optical or precision equipment manufacture or supply, together with practical understanding of passive water sampling products and PRC provision. The buyer’s decision to outsource production indicates that suppliers can offer a safer and more efficient alternative to in-house manufacture, while maintaining consistent product quality and delivery. Businesses with repeatable production, quality control, appropriate health and safety systems, and the capacity to supply scientific equipment to a public research organisation would be well placed. The award to a Czech small or medium-sized enterprise also shows that this requirement can be fulfilled by a specialist SME with suitable cross-border supply capability.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CEFAS26-100 Specialist Passive Water Sampler Sets

Notice Description

Purchase of specialist passive water sampler sets, supplied both with and without Performance Reference Compounds (PRC). The product was previously manufactured in-house, but production has since been outsourced due to the process being expensive, time-consuming, and carrying serious health and safety implications.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d3d4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070545-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£13,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
27 Jul 2026 - 1 Sep 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LOWESTOFT
Postcode
NR33 0HT
Postcode Area
Norwich
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH6 Suffolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH63 East Suffolk
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
East Suffolk
Electoral Ward
Kirkley & Pakefield
Westminster Constituency
Lowestoft

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

E&H Services, Inc.

Further Information

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