Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 27 Jun 2025, 15:11 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SU160(25) Contract Details Notice for the supply of Fisheries Monitoring Equipment including Acoustic Tags and Receivers for Fish Tracking Programme

Authority: Swansea University (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products (03)Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (32)Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)

+3 more

Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35)Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38)Repair & Maintenance (50)

Delivery: Wales (UKL18)

Published estimate£250,000≈ £97k / year · £300,000 inc. VAT24% below published estimate

Submissions closed 28 Jul 2025awarded 22 Sept 2025

Awarded to RS Aqua Ltd

Contract term 2 yrs 7 moends 31 Mar 2028 · starts 18 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract Details Notice of SU160(25) Contract with RS Aqua Ltd for the supply of Fisheries Monitoring Equipment including Acoustic Tags and Receivers for Fish Tracking Programme signed 30th October 2025

No preliminary market engagement: time restraints

CPV: Acoustic devices · Aquatic products · Marine research services · Marine services · Marine survey services · Navigation equipment · Repair, maintenance and associated services related to marine and other equipment · Surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic and hydrological instruments and appliances · Tags

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 2 yrs 7 moPublished value£250,000

Contract period: 18 Aug 2025 – 31 Mar 2028 (2 yrs 7 mo)Value: £250,000 exc. VAT · £300,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: Wales

03313000 Aquatic products 32342400 Acoustic devices 34933000 Navigation equipment 35121600 Tags 38290000 Surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic and hydrological instruments and appliances 50240000 Repair, maintenance and associated services related to marine and other equipment

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Quality: 75%Price: 25%

Published sub-criteria (5)

Equipment Requirements: 40%
Technical and Software Requirements: 15%
Aftersales Support and Warranty: 10%
Lead Time and Delivery: 10%
Pricing of equipment: 25%

Published award criteria (5)

Equipment Requirements: Acoustic Receivers, Acoustic Release Enabled Acoustic Receivers, Acoustic Tags and Mobile Receiver Detection Systems
Technical and Software Requirements: capabilities of equipment and software
Aftersales Support and Warranty: length and extent of warranty cover and aftersales support for repair and technical queries
Lead Time and Delivery: Length of delivery times and import route
Pricing of equipment: pricing of range of equipment

What this means for your bid

Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 27 Jun 2025, 15:11 BST
Last source update: 30 Oct 2025, 17:28 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 6 Aug 2025
Authority reference: SU160(25)
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-035854
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Acoustic devicesAquatic productsMarine research servicesMarine servicesMarine survey servicesNavigation equipmentRepair, maintenance and associated services related to marine and other equipmentSurveying, hydrographic, oceanographic and hydrological instruments and appliancesTags
Delivery area: Wales (UKL18)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05554f Find a Tender
Contract terms summary: 30 days from receipt of valid invoice

Review and risk notes

Risks: detailed in the documents

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN, CY

Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Submission deadline: 28 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 14 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en, cy

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

This tender is being conducted electronically, therefore only tenders submitted electronically to the etenderwales bravosolution website

etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

by the tender deadline can be considered. Posted or emailed submissions cannot be considered

Timeline

27 Jun 2025 → 30 Oct 2025 · 8 dates

Tender notice published
27 Jun 2025, 15:11 BST
Clarification questions by
14 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
Submission deadline
28 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
Award decision expected by
6 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts
18 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent390 days ago
22 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Standstill ends374 days ago
7 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Latest notice published352 days ago
30 Oct 2025, 17:28 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jun 2025

Tender notice published
27 Jun 2025, 15:11 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
26 Sept 2025, 09:15 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
26 Sept 2025, 09:15 BST
Contract signature expected
7 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
30 Oct 2025, 17:28 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £189,9851 award exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Oct 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
RS Aqua LtdContract for the supply of supply of Fisheries Monitoring Equipment including Acoustic Tags and Receivers for Fish Tracking Programme8 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2028	£189,985	22 Sept 2025	Awarded

Contracts

SU160(25) Contract for the supply of Fisheries Monitoring Equipment including Acoustic Tags and Receivers for Fish Tracking Programme · RS Aqua Ltd
Signed
30 Oct 2025
Value
£189,985
Period
30 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2028
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: contract is less than £5M

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders	1	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Swansea University

Contracting authorityPublic undertakingWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PTNV-7472-GRTW Procurement, Finance Dept., Swansea, Wales, SA2 8PPContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

RS AQUA LTDAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PRHV-4754-WDQX 21/22 The Slipway, Marina Keep, Port Solent, Portsmouth, South East, PO6 4TRContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Technical specifications tenderTechnical specificationsAll the documents relating to this tender can be found within itt 118081 of the etenderwales bravosolution website
Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsThis procurement process is being carried out on eTenderwales. Please note this is a separate website and if you are not already registered, registration will be required. All the tender documents can be accessed from this etenderwales bravosolution website by visit https://etend…

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender30 Oct 2025, 17:28 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender26 Sept 2025, 09:15 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender27 Jun 2025, 15:11 BST