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CEFAS26-114 Contract for frame for carousel water sampler frame

CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE

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07 Oct 2026 at 11:12

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) bought a bespoke frame for a carousel water sampler used with its CTD instrument. This is specialist equipment fabrication: the frame must be designed or made to suit the sampler and work with the scientific instrument. The equipment falls within lifting and handling machinery (CPV 42418000). The contract is for supply of the frame, rather than a broader installation, servicing or research programme. Delivery is in the United Kingdom. Cefas is a central government scientific organisation based in Lowestoft, and the selected supplier, Planet Ocean Ltd, is based in Camberley. The requirement is a single, defined item of equipment for Cefas’s marine and environmental science operations.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Planet Ocean Ltd. Cefas used a direct award below the relevant threshold, without competition, and the process comprised one lot. The contract was signed on 28 September 2026 and runs from 28 September 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £16,005 excluding VAT, or £19,206 including VAT. The award is active and the contract is active. The published procurement information does not state separate quality or price scoring criteria, so the basis of evaluation beyond the direct-award route is not described. This outcome records Cefas’s selection of a supplier for the bespoke carousel water sampler frame; it is not an open competition or an invitation to submit an offer.

For suppliers considering comparable future requirements from Cefas, this award shows demand for a made-to-purpose equipment frame that fits a carousel water sampler and works with a CTD instrument. A credible competitor would need to demonstrate capability in designing or fabricating specialist frames, understanding the equipment interface and producing a frame suitable for scientific sampling operations. Relevant experience supplying scientific or marine instrumentation accessories would help establish that the supplier can meet the practical fit and use requirements. The selected supplier is a small or medium-sized business, showing that this particular, tightly scoped equipment requirement was delivered by an SME rather than requiring a large programme contractor. The route used was a below-threshold direct award without competition, so the outcome also reflects a procurement that did not test competing offers.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CEFAS26-114 Contract for frame for carousel water sampler frame

Notice Description

Provision of a bespoke frame for carousel water sampler for Cefas CTD instrument.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07825e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094609-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

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

42 - Industrial machinery

CPV Codes

42418000 - Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£16,005 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
28 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 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

Planet Ocean Ltd

Further Information

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