Published date: 15 August 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 30 August 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Fish, crustaceans and aquatic products - 03310000

  • Aquatic products - 03313000

  • Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 38000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£30,000

Procurement reference

tender_314226/1097335

Published date

15 August 2022

Closing date

30 August 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

12 September 2022

Contract end date

31 December 2022

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Cefas require a self-contained aquatic animal enclosure system, suitable for long term holding of a variety of small fish species such as zebrafish, medaka and 3-spined stickleback. The system should be suitable to hold all life stages of fish, including early embryonic stages over long periods

1. Unit/bays/racks should be ~2m in width and ~50cm in depth to fit within the area required.
2. A minimum of ten 8-10L tanks, twenty 3-5L tanks and ten 1-2L tanks - to all fit within the unit at once
3. Tanks must suit a variety of different small fish species
4. Animals must be able to be raised within the unit for their entire life cycle, easily moved with minimal disturbance and should preferably contain in-built breeding systems for easy embryo collection.
5. A lighting system or be able to be fitted with one (also to be supplied)
6. Animals must be easily accessible within the system - tanks must be designed so they are easy to see and capture.
7. Division of tanks using insertable dividers should be an option.
8. Tanks must be able to be removed safely from the unit, even when full
9. Must be self-contained, requiring only Reverse Osmosis (RO) water
10. Must be able to monitor all vital water quality parameters required for fish husbandry (Ammonia, Nitrate, Nitrite, Dissolved oxygen, temperature, and pH as a minimum).
11. Individual tank flows must be adjustable.
12. Must contain systems that will assess water quality and alter if required
13. System must be movable
14. Easy cleaning and maintenance. Tanks that are designed to be self-cleaning are preferred.
15. Tanks should be able to have an automatic feeding system attached.
16. Tanks should have various enrichment options available.
17. Must be able to be supplied by single phase 240v or 110v without UPS
18. Must be alarmed - to alert users if water quality is out of limits of self-correction and to alert users to required maintenance. Compatibility with current Cefas BMS system preferred.

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About the buyer

Address

Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
England

Email

procure@cefas.co.uk