Scope
Reference
DAC 03/26 - ID 6379686
Description
The equipment is required to improve monitoring of cyanobacteria (blue green algae) in bathing waters and other recreational sites.
Contract 1. Purchase of FlowCam Cyano
Supplier
Contract value
- £170,000 excluding VAT
- £204,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
11 February 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 12 February 2026 to 11 February 2029
- 3 years
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 38400000 - Instruments for checking physical characteristics
- 38500000 - Checking and testing apparatus
- 38200000 - Geological and geophysical instruments
Contract locations
- UKN - Northern Ireland
Participation
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Direct award justification
- Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights
- Goods purchased on a commodity market
All public procurements should comply with Public Procurement Policy and Managing Public Money NI. The value of this Direct Award Contract (DAC) at £170,000 is above the UK threshold and therefore the Procurement Act 2023 and Procurement Regulations 2024 apply.
There are direct award justifications provided for under Section 41 and Schedule 5 of the
PA23 which permit a Contracting Authority to award a public contract to a single supplier
where the supplies or services can only be supplied by a particular supplier, and the
following conditions are met:
(a) due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and
(b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works
Supplier
Planet Ocean Limited
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PBMT-3252-TZBN
Unit 16 Camberley Business Centre Bracebridge
Camberley, Surrey
GU15 3DP
United Kingdom
Email: sales@planet-ocean.co.uk
Region: UKJ25 - West Surrey
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. Purchase of FlowCam Cyano
Contracting authority
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLDR-5748-GBBJ
303 Airport Road West
Belfast
BT3 9ED
United Kingdom
Email: SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
Website: https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/
Region: UKN06 - Belfast
Organisation type: Public authority - central government
Devolved regulations that apply: Northern Ireland
Other organisation
These organisations are carrying out the procurement, or part of it, on behalf of the contracting authorities.
CPD - Supplies & Services Division
Summary of their role in this procurement: Construction and Procurement Delivery - Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland.
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVWG-8426-YWXV
303 Airport Road West
Belfast
BT3 9ED
United Kingdom
Region: UKN06 - Belfast