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.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
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
Lots
| Lot | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Supply, Delivery, Support and Maintenance of 5 Data Buoys and Associated Instruments 2 February 2026 to 30 March 2030 What this lot coversLot 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 coversLot 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
| Winner | Lot | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Tender notice · UK4, notice 083535-2025
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 006611-2026
- 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.
About the buyer
Procurements
11Awards
9Suppliers it has used most for security
- Lab & Process Instrumentation Limited1 contract
- RS Aqua Ltd1 contract
- TechWorks Marine Limited1 contract
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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.