Official UK procurement notice
CEFAS26-131 Marine Organism Wash-Up Research
Authority: Cefas
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£21,928published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 9 Oct 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionResearch services to support the Defra-funded Coastal and Marine Health Programme (CaMHP), focusing on the wash-up of marine organisms around the UK coast. The work will identify potential candidate species and groups, develop an accessible fact-sheet template, and research and produce fact sheets covering a range of marine organisms, including Cnidaria, Echinodermata, Mollusca, Crustacea and algal species. The outputs will provide evidence and information to support Defra in responding to future marine organism wash-up incidents.
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, 16:06 GMT
- Last source update
- 29 Oct 2026, 16:06 GMT
- Authority reference
C36068- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-102815- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0793f5Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published29 Oct 2026, 16:06 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £21,9281 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Oct 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd | £21,928 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
CEFAS26-131 Marine Organism Wash-Up Research · Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd
- Signed
- 9 Oct 2026
- Value
- £21,928
- Period
- 12 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Agilent Technologies LDA UKAwarded 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