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    ContractsImaging Flow-Cytometry System for Shipboard Phytoplankton Analysis
    Awarded contract

    Imaging Flow-Cytometry System for Shipboard Phytoplankton Analysis

    Awarded
    £189.3k
    Published 24 Aug 2026

    AFBI seeks a complete flow cytometry imaging system with installation, training, and support services for automated marine plankton analysis on research vessels.

    🇬🇧United KingdomPublished 24 Aug 2026· 1 months agoviaTED
    Awarded
    £189.3k
    Published 24 Aug 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £189,293
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Research & Innovation
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • MR
      Mclane Research Laboratories Inc
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 1 months ago.

    24 August 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) is seeking a complete flow cytometry-based plankton imaging system for marine research applications. The system must deliver high-resolution imaging, optical triggering capabilities, and automated morphological analysis of marine plankton and suspended particulates. The successful supplier will provide the complete system including hardware, software, accessories, and consumables, along with supply, delivery, installation, and commissioning services. The contract also requires comprehensive warranty coverage, reactive repair support, and on-site operator training for AFBI staff to ensure effective post-commissioning use. This procurement supports the SEUPB PEACEPLUS-funded ACCLIMATISE project focused on automated shipboard analysis.

    Track record

    2 awards · 2 winners
    Thin record

    Only 2 prior awards here — too little to read.

    In research innovation, Agri-Food and BioSciences Institute has awarded 2 contracts to 2 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Mclane Research Laboratories Inc1× · 50%
    2. Kongsberg Discovery AS1× · 50%

    Across research innovation, the most active winners are WOLF LABORATORIES LIMITED, BRUKER UK LIMITED, MV CORPORATION EOOD — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    Publications Office of the European Union
    Licence
    EU 2011/833/EU + TED reuse notice
    Source
    ted.europa.eu
    Record ID
    582591-2026
    AB
    Buyer
    Agri-Food and BioSciences Institute
    Sector
    Research & Innovation