Supply and Setup of Portable Flow Cytometer for Coastal Survey Vessel

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Defra Network eTendering Portal awarded a contract to CytoBuoy b.v.

for the procurement and setup of a portable flow cytometer for single-cell analysis of the full particle size spectrum.

The equipment will be used on coastal survey vessels to support the Environment Agency's water quality programme, including phytoplankton analysis for eutrophication assessment and reporting under Urban Waste Water Treatment, Nitrate, and Water Framework directives.

It will also aid biodiversity monitoring under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive and assess toxic species impacts on human health.

The flow cytometer enables detection of organism groups critical to nearshore ecosystem functioning, particularly in understanding climate change and eutrophication effects.

The contract value is £114,586.82.