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ID 6221637 - AFBI – Supply, Delivery, Software Support and Warranty of Integrated Freshwater Data Buoys and Monitoring Hardware

Agri-Food and Biosciences InstitutePublic Procurement Organisation Number: PBLN-5294-NVHZ

Awarded
goods
SME-friendly
Northern Ireland
2 lots

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Key details

Region
Belfast
Delivery: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Contract value
£629,620ex VAT
£755,544 inc VAT
Submissions closed
16 January 2026
Published
16 December 2025

Procurement

Contract period
2 February 2026 - 30 March 2030
4 years
Possible extension to 31 March 2032 · 6 years, 1 month in total
Procedure type
Open procedure
CPV classifications
  • 32441000 Telemetry equipment
  • 32200000 Transmission apparatus for radiotelephony, radiotelegraphy, radio broadcasting and television
  • 35125100 Sensors
  • 38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
  • 90700000 Environmental services
  • 90732900 Nitrates and phosphates pollution assessment
  • 90732920 Phosphates pollution assessment
  • 90740000 Pollutants tracking and monitoring and rehabilitation services
  • 34515100 Marker buoys
  • 50246200 Buoy maintenance services
  • 50246300 Repair and maintenance services of floating structures
  • 50246400 Repair and maintenance services of floating platforms
  • 63724310 Buoy marking services
  • 63724300 Buoy positioning services
  • 34930000 Marine equipment
  • 98360000 Marine services
  • 98362100 Marine-base support services
  • 50240000 Repair, maintenance and associated services related to marine and other equipment
  • 50200000 Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipment
  • 73112000 Marine research services
  • 71354000 Map-making services
  • 71354500 Marine survey services

What happened

Agri-Food and Biosciences InstitutePublic Procurement Organisation Number: PBLN-5294-NVHZ awarded this contract to TechWorks Marine Limited worth £1,026,084 on 26 Jan 2026. The contract runs until 30 Mar 2030.

Description

AFBI requires the supply and delivery of 5 data buoys with associated sensor packages, and 7 stand-alone Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen Loggers.

Both the integrated data buoys and the temperature DO loggers will require appropriate software and technical support for an initial contract period of three years as a minimum.

This contract will be divided into 2 separate Lots for the provision of the Data Buoys and the Loggers, as detailed below. Please note that ALL instrumentation supplied under Lot 1 must be able to operate (maintain autonomous power) for minimum of three months and reliably telemeter data from any location in Lough Neagh (Note; GSM network cover is poor in many areas of Lough Neagh).

Lot 1 – Supply, Delivery, Support and Maintenance of 5 Data Buoys and Associated Instruments, comprising of

Part A - Two (2) Fully Instrumented Data Buoys with a comprehensive sensor package.

Part A will be purchased upon Contract Award, delivery of Part A to AFBI’s Fisheries and Aquatic Ecosystems Branch, Newforge Lane, Belfast, BT9 5PX must be completed by 31/03/26.

Part B - Three (3) Basic Instrumented Data Buoys, without plankton and nutrient sensors It is anticipated that Part B will be ordered during the 2026/2027 Financial Year

Lot 2 – Supply, Delivery and Software Support of Seven (7) stand-alone Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen (DO) Loggers Lot 2 will be purchased on Contract Award, delivery to AFBI’s Fisheries and Aquatic Ecosystems Branch, Newforge Lane, Belfast, BT9 5PX must be completed by 31/03/26

Suppliers are permitted to tender for either or both Lots. Both Lots will be evaluated and awarded separately. Suppliers must provide all instruments and meet all requirements as listed in the detailed requirements of this Specification document for the Lot(s) they are awarded, for the duration of the contract period.

Please refer to the Specification document for full details.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
TechWorks Marine Limited
Award value
£1,026,084
Award date
26 January 2026

Contact

Address
18a Newforge Lane, Belfast, BT9 5PX

Identifiers

Buyer reference
6221637
Notice ID
083535-2025
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f722

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