Awarded contract

Assessing the likely impact of sand wave clearance on near bed sediment transport through numerical modelling

Details

Supplier(s)
COOPER MARINE ADVISORS LIMITED
Value
£40,000
Duration
8 months
Topic
Marine research services
Published
10 July 2026

Tender description

Contribution to the evidence needed to proportionally assess applications for cable routing where sand wave clearance through active sand wave fields is proposed. There is a current lack of information and understanding on how the removal of sand waves impacts near bed sediment transport pathways; this leads to caution when this activity is proposed through or near a marine protected area. The aim is to use numerical models of hypothetical sand wave clearance scenarios to understand whether sand wave clearance is likely to affect near-bed sediment transport to the extent that it becomes an environmental risk to designated sedimentary habitats. ## Contract award

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published10 July 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date10 July 2026
  3. Next: Contract expiry date22 March 2027in 6 months

About the buyer

Natural Resources Wales is a non-departmental public body, and buys through its own NRW Procurement team. Smaller purchases are awarded directly with a written quote, rising to tender as value increases. Tenders are advertised on Sell2Wales, with higher-value opportunities run through the Jaggaer eTenderWales portal. The largest requirements go out as legislative tenders once the highest threshold is passed. Framework agreements are available through the National Procurement Service, Crown Commercial Service and the Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation. Contract managers and requestors across the organisation raise and manage their own purchases.

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

Over the past 5 years, most of Natural Resources Wales's contract awards have been in waste, cleaning and environmental services, agricultural and horticultural services and construction work.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 73112000 · Marine research services

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