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AFBI - SAFSD Supply and Delivery of Flux Towers and N2O Equipment

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Published value
£1,012,000
Submission deadline 9 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
Lots published2
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Tenderline Synopsis: Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI): "AFBI - SAFSD Supply and Delivery of Flux Towers and N2O Equipment". Published status: complete. Published value: £1,012,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityAgri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI)Scope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
9 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£1,012,000
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Payment Terms
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Coverage: 15 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityAgri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI)
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published16 Mar 2026, 15:01 GMT
Last source update16 Mar 2026, 15:01 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNot published
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06061b
What is being bought
The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) require the provision of six Eddy Covariance (EC) flux towers equipped with CO2 and CH4 analysers to specifically address DAERA strategic objectives associated with the Green Growth Strategy and Net Zero Carbon initiative. In addition, AFBI require the provision of two compact single-laser trace gas analysers to facilitate the monitoring of N2O, an equally potent GHG, at two of the six towers. This Contract agreement will comprise of 3 Lots, details of which are set out below; Lot 1 - Supply and Delivery of Six (6) Eddy Covariance (EC) Flux Tower systems, with each EC Flux Tower system consisting of the full Biomet and greenhouse gases (GHGs) sensor infrastructure (hardware and software) required for the correct measurement and calculation of terrestrial fluxes of the greenhouse gases (GHGs) carbon dioxide (CO2), using the EC method. Lot 2 - Supply and Delivery of Six (6) methane (CH4) analysers designed specifically for EC flux systems for terrestrial environments. Lot 3 - Supply and Delivery of Two (2) Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) System trace gas analysers to monitor nitrous oxide (N2O). Each Lot will be evaluated and awarded independently of each other. There are no restrictions on the number of lots a Supplier can bid for or be awarded. Suppliers must ensure that if they are bidding for multiple Lots that they have the capacity to deliver in the event that they are successful in more than one Lot. Delivery of all lots must be completed by 31st March 2026.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    16 Mar 2026, 15:01 GMT
  2. tender value changed
    18 Feb 2026, 09:54 GMT
  3. Status changed to complete
    18 Feb 2026, 09:54 GMT
  4. Official notice release published
    18 Feb 2026, 09:54 GMT
  5. Submission deadline changed to published date
    18 Feb 2026, 09:54 GMT
  6. Official notice release published
    3 Feb 2026, 13:11 GMT
  7. Submission deadline changed to 9 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
    3 Feb 2026, 13:11 GMT
  8. Published value updated to £1,012,000
    14 Jan 2026, 17:23 GMT
  9. Status changed to active
    14 Jan 2026, 17:23 GMT
  10. Official notice release published
    14 Jan 2026, 17:23 GMT
  11. Submission deadline changed to 4 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
    14 Jan 2026, 17:23 GMT
  12. Buyer information updated
    14 Jan 2026, 17:23 GMT
Lots and requirements (2)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    16 Mar 2026, 15:01 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    9 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  5. Contract active
    Signed 28 Feb 2026, 00:00 GMT · £518,878
  6. Contract active
    Signed 28 Feb 2026, 00:00 GMT · £359,994
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
LI-COR Biosciences UK Ltd
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LI-COR Biosciences UK Ltd
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Contracts
AFBI - SAFSD Supply and Delivery of Flux Towers and N2O Equipment
£518,878 · signed 28 Feb 2026, 00:00 GMT · active
Contract period: 2 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT — 31 Mar 2029, 23:59 BST
AFBI - SAFSD Supply and Delivery of Flux Towers and N2O Equipment
£359,994 · signed 28 Feb 2026, 00:00 GMT · active
Contract period: 2 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT — 31 Mar 2029, 23:59 BST
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI)

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PBLN-5294-NVHZ
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  • CPD - Supplies & Services Division
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    procuringEntity

    GB-PPON: PVWG-8426-YWXV
    Clare House 303 Airport Road West, Belfast, UKN06, BT3 9ED, GB
    SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk

  • The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PBLN-5294-NVHZ
    18a Newforge Lane, Belfast, UKN06, BT9 5PX, GB
    SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk

  • LI-COR Biosciences UK Ltd
    supplier

    GB-PPON: PRBD-3536-MLZX
    St. Johns Innovation Centre Cowley Road, Cambridge, UKH12, CB4 0WS, GB
    envsales-uk@licor.com
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