Expired contract

Pelagic big data and policy

Details

Buyer: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Supplier(s): University of Plymouth
Value: £182,183.37
Duration: 9 months
Topic: Research and development services and related consultancy services
Published: 12 October 2023
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

The Pelagic Programme project will: o improve our pelagic knowledge and evidence base by furthering the delivery of a comprehensive monitoring program (building on the programme's Year 1 work and combined with improved analysis) to provide a more holistic view of these food webs o initiate the second phase of this work in optimizing this evidence, by making the data accessible and useable o provide a demonstration of the use of this evidence in supporting better decision-making through a natural capital approach

Timeline

Completed: Award date14 July 2023
Completed: Award published12 October 2023
Current notice
Completed: Contract expiry date31 March 2024

About the buyer

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is a ministerial department that also buys through agencies such as the Environment Agency, the Rural Payments Agency and the Animal and Plant Health Agency. DEFRA also procures goods and services through the Crown Commercial Service. Existing contracts and frameworks set up under the previous procurement regulations remain valid until they expire.

Over the past 5 years, most of DEFRA's contract awards have been in research and development, construction work and business services.

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