Published date: 23 December 2020

This notice was replaced on 18 October 2021

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 18 October 2021, last edited 9 November 2021)

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

  • Marine research services - 73112000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_252971/914521

Published date

23 December 2020

Closing date

8 January 2021

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

1 March 2021

Contract end date

28 February 2031

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The principal requirement of this project is to provide a coordinated approach to monitoring & research into primarily cetacean stranding, routinely seals and occasionally other vulnerable species such as turtles, and larger bodied sharks, and to investigate their causes of death, in the UK for a 10-year, from 1st March 2021 until 28th February 2031.

More information

Links

Additional text

The Contract terms will be the standard Defra Terms and Conditions for Research and Development.

About the buyer

Contact name

Defra

Address

17 Nobel House
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Telephone

00

Email

DGCEnquiries@defra.gov.uk