ID 5552389 DAERA - NIEA - Lough Neagh Inflowing River Investigations Monitoring Kit

Description

The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) is an executive Agency of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA). The Water Management Unit (WMU) of the NIEA. The Freshwater Monitoring and Assessment (FMA) Group is required to monitor and classify surface waters. Surveillance, Operational and Investigative monitoring networks are well established on Northern Ireland’s lakes, reservoirs and rivers. The FMA wishes to purchase a suite of new age multiparameter sondes with Bluetooth and telemetered capability to improve the efficiency of the team, the reliability of the data produced, and the capability of Freshwater Investigations to deliver real time data from pollution investigations and monitoring. Lot 1: The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) is an executive Agency of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA). The Water Management Unit (WMU) of the NIEA. The Freshwater Monitoring and Assessment (FMA) Group is required to monitor and classify surface waters. Surveillance, Operational and Investigative monitoring networks are well established on Northern Ireland’s lakes, reservoirs and rivers. The FMA wishes to purchase a suite of new age multiparameter sondes with Bluetooth and telemetered capability to improve the efficiency of the team, the reliability of the data produced, and the capability of Freshwater Investigations to deliver real time data from pollution investigations and monitoring. Additional information: The figure indicated in Section II 1.5 represents an estimated contract value. This value reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account potential optional extension periods and the uptake of potential optional services as detailed in the tender documents. This figure does not however take into account the application of indexation or increases to charges due to increases in the Real Living Wage. Neither CPD nor the Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under. this contract. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Economic Operators remain responsible. for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Economic Operator in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise (and an Economic Operator shall. have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into) until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed by the. Contracting Authority. Economic Operators should note that all dates, time periods and figures in relation to values and volumes specified. in this notice and the procurement documents are approximate only and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change any or all of them.