# Automated Multi-Chemistry Discrete Analyser \(AQ400\), Annual SEAL Repair and Maintenance Agreement \(Basic Contract\) and PC Pack

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by The Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [The Centre for Ecology & Hydrology](/buyers/the-centre-for-ecology-hydrology/contract-awards)
- Supplier: SEAL Analytical Limited
- Award value: £55,149
- Tender value: £55,149
- Award date: 30 July 2025
- Published: 23 September 2025
- Contract start: 4 August 2025
- Contract end: 28 September 2027
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 6e055ebb-44c1-45ef-8be2-3da298c29b62-864999
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0da031d8-efee-4e35-9675-fe09ff7a831c

## Description

Automated Multi-Chemistry Discrete Analyser \(AQ400\), Annual SEAL Repair and Maintenance Agreement \(Basic Contract\) and PC Pack The acquisition of the SEAL AQ400 is justified as a direct award without seeking quotations from other suppliers in accordance with Schedule 5, paragraph 6\(b\) of the Procurement Act 2023\. This provision allows for a direct award "due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required"\. The SEAL AQ400 provides specialised, proprietary wet chemistry analysis capabilities that are integral to our environmental monitoring and compliance operations\. Its compatibility with our existing data systems and laboratory workflows, as well as its ability to meet stringent performance specifications, means that no reasonable alternative or substitute exists\. Procuring a different analyser would risk data integrity, disrupt continuity of service, and incur disproportionate integration costs

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6e055ebb-44c1-45ef-8be2-3da298c29b62-864999)