AwardedAwarded 5 February 2026

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

Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) · Central government

In brief

Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) awarded security and environmental work to TechWorks Marine Limited and RS Aqua Ltd on 5 February 2026.

The notice gives a value of £629,620 excluding VAT.

It is split into 2 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

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What the notice says

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…Read the full 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.

Lots

LotTradeValue
Supply, Delivery, Support and Maintenance of 5 Data Buoys and Associated Instruments
2 February 2026 to 30 March 2030
What this lot covers

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, as detailed below Part B - Three (3) Basic Instrumented Data Buoys, without plankton and nutrient sensors Part A will be purchased upon Contract Award, it is anticipated Part B will be ordered during the 2026/2027 Financial Year

Security, Environmental services, Architecture and engineering, Research and development, Laboratory and scientific equipment£494,050
Supply, Delivery and Software Support of Seven (7) stand-alone Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen (DO) Loggers
2 February 2026 to 30 March 2027
What this lot covers

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

Security, Environmental services, Architecture and engineering, Research and development, Laboratory and scientific equipment£135,570

Who won

WinnerLotValueDates
TechWorks Marine Limited (SME)
2 bids received
Supply, Delivery, Support and Maintenance of 5 Data Buoys and Associated Instruments£1,026,084
Awarded 26 January 2026
6 February 2026 to 31 March 2029
RS Aqua Ltd (SME)
3 bids received
Supply, Delivery and Software Support of Seven (7) stand-alone Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen (DO) Loggers£80,875
Awarded 26 January 2026
6 February 2026 to 31 March 2029

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 083535-2025
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 006611-2026
  3. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 019030-2026

Last time this was bought

Id 6219059 - afbi - river monitoring equipment

Awarded
3 February 2026
Value
£404,057
Bids
2
Contract ends
31 March 2028

Matched on Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI), the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

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From notice 083535-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 16 December 2025, last updated 3 March 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.