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# ID 3632855 DAERA - FAEB EMSD - High-resolution optical benthic monitoring equipment for marine blue carbon assessment – provision, training and support.

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-3632855-daera-faeb-emsd-high-resolution-optical-benthic-monitoring-equipment-for-marine-ocds-h6vhtk-02f746). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: "ID 3632855 DAERA - FAEB EMSD - High-resolution optical benthic monitoring equipment for marine blue carbon assessment – provision, training and support.". Published status: complete. Published Value: £288,050. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Dec 2021, 15:00 GMT. Published submission portal: etendersni.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-agriculture-environment-and-rural-affairs-GB-PPON-PLDR-5748-GBBJ)
- **Published Value:** £288,050 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 16 December 2021 at 15:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Checking and testing apparatus, Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), Machines and apparatus for testing and measuring, Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments, Research, testing and scientific technical simulator
- **Delivery Location:** UKN0, UKN06
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £142,598 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02f746`

## 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/id-3632855-daera-faeb-emsd-high-resolution-optical-benthic-monitoring-equipment-for-marine-ocds-h6vhtk-02f746#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etendersni.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetendersni.gov.uk%2Fepps)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-3632855-daera-faeb-emsd-high-resolution-optical-benthic-monitoring-equipment-for-marine-ocds-h6vhtk-02f746#participate

## Description
As part of a strategic capital investment in the assessment and monitoring of carbon transport, storage and fluxes into and out of Northern Ireland’s benthic environments AFBI is seeking to procure a suite of new equipment to support field sampling, remote monitoring and laboratory analysis. Lot 1 - Supply, Delivery and Servicing of Hyperspectral Camera / Imaging System that integrates with AFBI Camera Deployments System Lot 2 – Supply, Delivery and Servicing of an Underwater 3D Scanning Laser System to integrate with AFVI Camera Deployment Systems

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 - Supply, Delivery and Servicing of Hyperspectral Camera / Imaging System that integrates with AFBI Camera Deployments System
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 38500000, 38540000, 38900000, 38970000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £144,025

### Lot 2: Lot 2 – Supply, Delivery and Servicing of an Underwater 3D Scanning Laser System to integrate with AFVI Camera Deployment Systems
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 38500000, 38540000, 38900000, 38970000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £144,025

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Lot 1 - Supply, Delivery and Servicing of Hyperspectral Camera / Imaging System that integrates with AFBI Camera Deployments System (active)
  - Award id: `006291-2022-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Ecotone AS**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-46311`
  - Value: £142,598 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 2 – Supply, Delivery and Servicing of an Underwater 3D Scanning Laser System to integrate with AFVI Camera Deployment Systems (unsuccessful)
  - Award id: `006291-2022-2-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Lot 1 - Supply, Delivery and Servicing of Hyperspectral Camera / Imaging System that integrates with AFBI Camera Deployments System (active)
  - Signed Value: £142,598
  - Signed Date: 22/02/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F006291-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-03-08T12:25:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T18:14:43.022Z
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