Official UK procurement notice
AFBI – Supply and delivery of Multiparameter water quality sondes and telemetry
Authority: Agri Food and Bio sciences Insti tute·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAFBI are seeking to procure up to 17 multi-parameter water quality monitoring instruments (sondes) and telemetry in two batches. Batch 1 (up to 5 multi-parameter sondes with telemetry) will support for the Freshwater Fisheries section within AFBI FAEB and Batch 2 (up to 12 multi-parameter sondes and up to 6 telemetry units) will support the Oceanographic and Limnology section within AFBI FAEB. The Specifications for each batch are outlined in the Specification.
CPV: Analysis apparatus · Detection and analysis apparatus · Installation services of equipment for measuring, checking, testing and navigating
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£140,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality Criterion: 10%
- Cost Criterion: 90%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Criterion: 10
- Cost Criterion: 90
- Price carries 90 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 20 Dec 2024, 15:07 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Feb 2025, 09:19 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 13 Jan 2025 – …
- Authority reference
ID 5647421- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-003756- Accelerated
Due to the urgent nature and the overarching AFBI project which is expected to commence 2025. The aim of selecting this procedure is to ensure the items are delivered before the end of the financial year to allow the AFBI project to commence.
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ca43Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.
Publisher note: The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored in line with the tender documentation. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance can result in the Contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of three years from the date of issue.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Jan 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 13 Jan 2025, 15:30 GMT
Timeline
13 Jan 2025 → 13 Apr 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline13 Jan 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened13 Jan 2025, 15:30 GMT
- Notice published5 Feb 2025, 09:19 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until13 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Feb 2025- Status changed to complete5 Feb 2025, 09:19 GMT
- Buyer details updated5 Feb 2025, 09:19 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-Situ Europe LtdContract | £250,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · In-Situ Europe Ltd
- Signed
- 4 Feb 2025
- Value
- £250,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Any challenges are dealt with by the High Court Commercial Division to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the Public Contracts RegulationReview body
- The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- IN-SITU EUROPE LTD.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.