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# Advanced Technologies for Autonomous Health and Welfare Monitoring in Aquaculture

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/advanced-technologies-for-autonomous-health-and-welfare-monitoring-in-aquaculture-ocds-h6vhtk-05833b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** 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. Published submission portal: defra-family.force.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-gov-d7)
- **Published Value:** £450,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 17 December 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Research and development consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/advanced-technologies-for-autonomous-health-and-welfare-monitoring-in-aquaculture-ocds-h6vhtk-05833b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05833b`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/advanced-technologies-for-autonomous-health-and-welfare-monitoring-in-aquaculture-ocds-h6vhtk-05833b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [defra-family.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdefra-family.force.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/advanced-technologies-for-autonomous-health-and-welfare-monitoring-in-aquaculture-ocds-h6vhtk-05833b#participate

## Description
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

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 73200000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £450,000

- **Contract Period:** 22/01/2026 to 31/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F074958-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-11-18T16:52:21.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T16:33:13.615Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05833b