Official UK procurement notice
CEFAS26-104 Purchase of Waverider Buoys and Associated Components
Authority: Cefas
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£102,945published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 29 Sept 2026no call for competition
Awarded to RS Aqua Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPurchase of Datawell Mark III Waverider buoys and associated components for the Cefas Wavenet project. The buoys will supplement and progressively replace ageing or lost equipment within the existing Waverider stock, helping maintain continuous wave monitoring and data collection across Cefas-operated sites.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Oct 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 29 Oct 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Authority reference
C36061- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-102724- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0793bdFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published29 Oct 2026, 15:00 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £102,9451 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Sept 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| RS Aqua Ltd | £102,945 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
CEFAS26-104 Purchase of Waverider Buoys and Associated Components · RS Aqua Ltd
- Signed
- 29 Sept 2026
- Value
- £102,945
- Period
- 29 Sept 2026 – 31 Mar 2028
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- RS Aqua LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender