---
title: "CEFAS26-114 Contract for frame for carousel water sampler frame"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07825e"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE"
published: "2026-10-07"
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# CEFAS26-114 Contract for frame for carousel water sampler frame

Buyer: CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07825e

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094609-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 28 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £16,005 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE |
| Locality | LOWESTOFT |
| Postcode area | Norwich |
| Postcode | NR33 0HT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH6 Suffolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH63 East Suffolk |
| Local authority | East Suffolk |
| Electoral ward | Kirkley & Pakefield |
| Westminster constituency | Lowestoft |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Planet Ocean Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 42 - Industrial machinery

### Codes

- 42418000 - Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery

## Release History

- 7 Oct 2026 at 11:12 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094609-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094609-2026
  7th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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