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        <name>Environment Agency</name>
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        <title>Supply of a Laboratory Salinometer</title>
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          <p>Supply and installation of a Salinometer which will be used to measure the salinity in sea water.</p>
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          <p>To apply for this opportunity you must submit your quotation meeting the requirements detailed in the Request for Quotation (RFQ) attached.</p>
          <p>Your response must be sent to frances.houston@environment-agency.gov.uk by 12:00 on 11th February 2026</p>
          <p>If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to frances.houston@environment-agency.gov.uk  before 16:00 on 28th January 2026. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.</p>
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            <p>We will award this contract in line with the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) as set out in the following award criteria:</p>
            <p>Technical - 60%</p>
            <p>Commercial - 40%</p>
            <p>Evaluation criteria</p>
            <p>Evaluation weightings are 60% technical and 40% commercial, the winning tenderer will be the highest scoring combined score.</p>
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