Expired contract

RDE 476 - Comprehensive marine Non-Native Species (NNS) survey for England

Details

Buyer: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Supplier(s): Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
Value: £49,956
Duration: 1 year
Topic: Research and development consultancy services
Published: 13 December 2023
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

This project will carry out Rapid Assessment Surveys (RAS) for detection of priority marine non-native species (NNS) in sites around the coasts of England and Wales focused mainly in marinas as well as selected ports where feasible. The majority of sites selected for this study were surveyed by the MBA in 2014-16. Repeating surveys using the same protocols will allow a robust comparison of data thereby providing a relatively comprehensive overview of changes over c. 8-year interval: new species arrivals, new colonisations/losses at particular sites, species range extensions/contractions and evolving regional differences in the prevalence of priority marine NNS. This project was awarded by DEFRA.

Timeline

Completed: Award date1 April 2023
Completed: Award published13 December 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. Suppliers register on the DEFRA eCommercial website, Atamis, to compete for contract opportunities across the department. Larger opportunities are advertised through the Find a Tender service under the Procurement Act 2023, in force since February 2025. 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.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

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

Relevant CPV codes

73200000 · Research and development consultancy services

Decision makers

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