Contract award · 24 Jan 2025

CEFAS25-08 Contract for bespoke acoustic fish tags

Cefas awarded “Contract for bespoke acoustic fish tags” to RS Aqua Ltd for £59,536 on 24 Jan 2025. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionTelecoms equipmentEast of England

BuyerCefas
Value £59,536
WinnerRS Aqua Ltd SME

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Buyer
Cefas · Body governed by public law
Supplier
RS Aqua Ltd SME
Value
£59,535.80
Procedure
Single tender action (below threshold)
Sector
Telecoms equipment · Acoustic devices (CPV 32342400)
Timeline
  1. Contract date24 Jan 2025
  2. Published19 Mar 2025Published 54 days after the contract date

Description

Provision of bespoke acoustic tags to understand fish movements and behaviour in the Severn Estuary

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