Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c23-6ed3-70e1-8ddb-1672df5b4f82/request-for-quotation-for-the-provision-of-a-portable-high-precision-salinometer

closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs

# Request for Quotation for the provision of a portable high precision salinometer

[Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs)

Estimated value

£25,000 to £40,000

Published

4 Jun 2018

Deadline

Closed

7 Jun 2018

## Who can bid

- Buyer says suitable for SMEs

    The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid.
- Small contract value

    Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services.
- Open procedure

    Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage.

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## About this tender

The Nutrient Technical Area at the CEFAS Lowestoft Laboratory has a requirement for one portable high precision salinometer to support salinity analysis for a wide range of key government monitoring programmes.

Requirement:

One salinometer able to:

• measure salinity in the range of 2 to 42 with an accuracy of ± 0.003

• operate at a stable room temperate of 18 to 21°C

• suitably portable to deal with being transported to and from a research vessel

• able to cope with the environmental conditions of working in the North and Irish Sea

• sample through put of 90 samples in a typical working day

Information in relation to warranty must also be included.

FOR FULL DETAILS AND TO APPLY GO TO [delta-esourcing.com/respond/B4U9X8EMFG](https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/B4U9X8EMFG)

## CPV classification

Data-processing equipment

Source

Contracts Finder (UK)

[View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/57f04d92-ab67-4a2e-a0b0-ea96c6b43151)

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