AFBI - SAFSD Supply and Delivery of Flux Towers and N2O Equipment
The Agri-Food and Biosciences InstituteEstimated Value
£359,994 – £518,878
Deadline
9 February 2026
Published
16 March 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
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.
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. Delivery of all lots must be completed by 31st March 2026.
Lots (3)
- Lot 1Supply 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 2Supply and Delivery of Six (6) methane (CH4) analysers designed specifically for EC flux systems for terrestrial environments
- Lot 3Supply and Delivery of Two (2) Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) System trace gas analysers to monitor nitrous oxide (N2O)
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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.
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Award Details
LI-COR Biosciences UK Ltd
£518,878
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Aurora Health Physics Services Ltd
1 contract wonlatest 6 Oct 2026ends 22 Apr 2027£322,900
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Agri-Food and Biosciences InstitutePublic Procurement OrganisationKey Dates
Published
16 March 2026
Submission deadline
9 February 2026
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