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# All Wales Fisheries Monitoring Equipment Framework

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/all-wales-fisheries-monitoring-equipment-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-028f58). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Natural Resources Wales: "All Wales Fisheries Monitoring Equipment Framework". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 9 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Natural Resources Wales](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/natural-resources-wales-gov-ot1103)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 9
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Camera lenses, Cameras, Counters, Electric motors, generators and transformers, Electrical equipment and apparatus (+7 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKL, UKL12, UKL23
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-028f58`

## Before you bid
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- **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.
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- **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/all-wales-fisheries-monitoring-equipment-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-028f58#tl-md)

## Description
A wide variety of monitoring equipment is used to collate information on fish populations,
migration and behaviour. This enables NRW to fulfil its statutory obligations to maintain,
improve and develop fisheries of salmon, trout, eels, lampreys, smelt and freshwater fish.

## Lots (9)
> **Shared lot scope:** Electrofishing is a key component of NRW fisheries statutory duties and seasonal monitoring program and may also be used in:
-	Stock management operations
-	Fish rescue and removal (including planned works and pollution incidents)
-	Pollution impact assessment
-	Brood fish collection
-	Scientific research
NRW fisheries requires additional equipment in order to equip all relevant teams with sufficient equipment to efficiently deliver statutory monitoring Additional information: No Award
> Applies to lots 1, 2.

### Lot 1: Backpack mounted electrofishing equipment
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 03300000, 31600000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

### Lot 2: Bankside generator electrofishing equipment - freshwater environment
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 03300000, 31100000, 31600000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

### Lot 3: Acoustic tags and receivers at 180kHz for Fish Monitoring
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 32441000, 35121600
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** Acoustically tagging fish allows detailed information to be gathered around fish behaviour and movements within the riverine environment, that can be used to prioritise actions and influence management of fisheries. Acoustic tagging allows detailed a...

### Lot 4: Acoustic tags and receivers at 69kHz for fish monitoring
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 32441000, 35121600
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** Acoustically tagging fish allows detailed information to be gathered around fish behaviour and movements within the riverine, estuarine and marine environments that can be used to prioritise actions and influence management of fisheries.
Tagging tech...

### Lot 5: Passive Integrated Transponder ( PIT) tagging equipment for fish monitoring
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 32230000, 32344200, 35121600
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** PIT tagging technology has been used by fisheries scientists and managers in numerous studies including investigation of migratory behaviour at fine and large scale and enumeration of population size and related processes.
NRW has identified opportun...

### Lot 6: Automated fish counting equipment for use on fish pass, rotary screw traps and other structures
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 35121600, 39172000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** This project seeks to utilise automated fish counter technologies in narrow channel structures (e.g. fish passes up to ~0.5m) for the enumeration of migratory salmonids and other fish species (e.g. providing information of fish numbers, size, time an...

### Lot 7: Acoustic cameras - fisheries applications - Long Range
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 38113000, 38651000, 38651100
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** NRW operates state of the art remote, non- intrusive multibeam monitoring sonars throughout Wales.
These sonars provide salmon stock assessments as well as supplying information of salmon behaviour at barriers.
In order to increase our capability and...

### Lot 8: Underwater cameras - marine applications
- **Lot id:** `8`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 38113000, 38651000, 38651100
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** NRW undertakes a comprehensive programme of marine monitoring throughout Wales’ coastal waters and employs a variety of techniques to achieve this. NRW is committed to establishing a standardised approach to monitoring and to develop new methods, tak...

### Lot 9: Underwater cameras - Fisheries applications short range
- **Lot id:** `9`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 38113000, 38651000, 38651100
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** NRW operates state of the art remote, non- intrusive multibeam monitoring sonars throughout Wales.
These sonars provide salmon stock assessments as well as supplying information of salmon behaviour at barriers. Additional information: No Award

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (9)
- **Award:** Acoustic tags and receivers at 180kHz for Fish Monitoring (active)
  - Award id: `002050-2021-1`
  - Supplier(s): **RS Aqua Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-43774`
  - Value: £2,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Passive Integrated Transponder ( PIT) tagging equipment for fish monitoring (active)
  - Award id: `002050-2021-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Fishtrack Ltd T/A Wyre Micro Development**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-4048`
  - Value: £2,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Automated fish counting equipment for use on fish pass, rotary screw traps and other structures (active)
  - Award id: `002050-2021-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Aquatic Control Engineering Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-4049`
  - Value: £2,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Acoustic cameras - fisheries applications - Long Range (active)
  - Award id: `002050-2021-4`
  - Supplier(s): **Reeds Sonar Consultancy LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-169000`
  - Value: £2,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Underwater cameras - marine applications (active)
  - Award id: `002050-2021-5`
  - Supplier(s): **Reeds Sonar Consultancy LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-169000`
  - Value: £2,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Backpack mounted electrofishing equipment (unsuccessful)
  - Award id: `002050-2021-6`
  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

- **Award:** Underwater cameras - Fisheries applications short range (unsuccessful)
  - Award id: `002050-2021-7`
  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

- **Award:** Bankside generator electrofishing equipment - freshwater environment (unsuccessful)
  - Award id: `002050-2021-8`
  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

- **Award:** Acoustic tags and receivers at 69kHz for fish monitoring (active)
  - Award id: `002050-2021-9`
  - Supplier(s): **RS Aqua Ltd, Thelma Biotel AS**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-43774`, `GB-FTS-4051`
  - Value: £2,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (6)
- **Contract:** Acoustic tags and receivers at 180kHz for Fish Monitoring (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,500,000
  - Signed Date: 22/12/2020

- **Contract:** Passive Integrated Transponder ( PIT) tagging equipment for fish monitoring (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,500,000
  - Signed Date: 22/12/2020

- **Contract:** Automated fish counting equipment for use on fish pass, rotary screw traps and other structures (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,500,000
  - Signed Date: 22/12/2020

- **Contract:** Acoustic cameras - fisheries applications - Long Range (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,500,000
  - Signed Date: 22/12/2020

- **Contract:** Underwater cameras - marine applications (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,500,000
  - Signed Date: 22/12/2020

- **Contract:** Acoustic tags and receivers at 69kHz for fish monitoring (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,500,000
  - Signed Date: 22/12/2020

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002050-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-02-02T13:08:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T13:50:19.788Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-028f58