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Advanced Technologies for Autonomous Health and Welfare Monitoring in Aquaculture

Research and development consultancy services
UK
Official notice
Published value
£450,000
Submission deadline 17 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS: "Advanced Technologies for Autonomous Health and Welfare Monitoring in Aquaculture". Published status: active. Published value: £450,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 17 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityDEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRSScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
17 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£450,000
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
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Published history for DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
2.6Bids / Report
0% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
BT PLCTop vendor: 65.5% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 157 active published awards; 9 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
BT PLC1 win£113,044
University of Reading1 win£28,013
Hazel Bees Consulting Ltd1 win£21,000
Pack IDS Ltd1 win£10,500
Spacehive1 win£1
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusactive
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published18 Nov 2025, 16:52 GMT
Last source update18 Nov 2025, 16:52 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationResearch and development consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05833b
What is being bought
Defra wishes to undertake research to develop a proof-of-concept advanced technology that allows for continuous monitoring of welfare in commercial production systems, focussing on both Atlantic salmon (essential) and rainbow trout (desirable). The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Published value updated to £450,000
    18 Nov 2025, 16:52 GMT
  2. Status changed to active
    18 Nov 2025, 16:52 GMT
  3. Official notice release published
    18 Nov 2025, 16:52 GMT
  4. Submission deadline changed to 17 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
    18 Nov 2025, 16:52 GMT
  5. Official notice release published
    20 Aug 2025, 09:24 BST
  6. Status changed to planning
    7 Aug 2025, 11:52 BST
  7. Official notice release published
    7 Aug 2025, 11:52 BST
  8. Buyer information updated
    7 Aug 2025, 11:52 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    active
    Published value£450,000
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    18 Nov 2025, 16:52 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    17 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PNBD-3289-CDGX
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  • DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PNBD-3289-CDGX
    Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, UKI32, SW1P 4DF, GB
    procurement@defra.gov.uk
Documents (2)
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