CEFAS25-84 Contract for the Supply of an imaging particle analyser
Buyer: CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE
- Published
- 13 October 2025
- Estimated value
- £94,995
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Lots
- 1
- Notice number
- 064574-2025
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-05adda
- Official source
- Official source
CPV codes
- 38000000Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Description
The Supplier will provide an imaging particle analyser instrument to cover gaps in microzooplankton monitoring capabilities in existing programmes. Currently, 80μm mesh ringnets are used in the annual PELTIC (PELagic ecosystems in the Western English Channel and eastern CelTIC Seas) fisheries surveys but the existing imaging methods (Zooscan) are limited to a lower detection limit of 300μm- sized objects. This potentially means organisms in the 80-300μm size range are being missed out entirely. Cefas therefore require a new instrument that must be capable of using objective lenses to detect objects in the size range of 2μm-1mm. Additionally, the instrument must have the ability to be used on board our research vessel to process samples collected at sea, thereby saving time and resources spent analysing the samples post-survey. Scope of Requirements: 1. Technical Requirement 1.1 Must be equipped with objective lens capable of object detection between at least 80μm- 1mm size. 1.2 Must be capable of flow-through automatic image capture with either colour or monochrome images. 1.3 Additional extras to include transportation kit for packing instrument for surveys, including dust cover. …
Awards
| Awarded to | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Planet Ocean Limited | — | — |
Official publications
- FTS · 064574-2025 · 13 October 2025
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