Published date: 22 May 2015

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 22 June 2015

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

  • Onshore and offshore services - 76500000

  • Environmental services - 90700000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£15,000

Procurement reference

C15-0256-0946

Published date

22 May 2015

Closing date

22 June 2015

Contract start date

29 June 2015

Contract end date

15 March 2016

Contract type

Not applicable

Procedure type

Not applicable

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

JNCC Support Co are seeking to contract out a geologist with a sound and demonstrable understanding of methane derived authigenic carbonate (MDAC) formation and associated geological processes alongside a proven track record of surveying MDAC and taking relevant measurements.
This specialist will provide expert advice to JNCC, and work with them to collect the first dataset in a monitoring time-series for the MDAC feature within Croker Carbonate Slabs cSAC/SCI through the application of appropriate survey and sampling methodologies. The Croker Carbonate Slabs marine protected area (MPA) proposal was submitted to the European Commission in August 2012 for the following interest feature under the EC Habitats Directive: 1180 Submarine structures made by leaking gases. Following submission, it was accepted as a Site of Community Importance (SCI). The data and evidence underpinning the submission of this area as a candidate Special Areas of Conservation (and now SCI) are documented within the SAC Selection Assessment Document (see footnote 1 below).
The last dedicated site survey was in 2008 . Since then, other surveys have collected data for the recommended Marine Conservation Zone (rMCZ) North St Georges Channel in 2012 & 2013, which completely encompasses the site. Groundtruthing samples and video transects were taken within and surrounding the site boundary, along with 100% multibeam coverage.

JNCC in partnership with Cefas are scheduled to undertake a survey of the site onboard the RV Cefas Endeavour in November 2015 with a purpose of monitoring the methane-derived authigenic carbonate (MDAC) feature within the site. Owing to the complexity of the MDAC feature, specialist expertise is sought to ensure the survey design is suitable in order to collect the first dataset in a monitoring time-series for the MDAC feature.

More information

Additional text

Potential bidders are invited to download documents and complete the acceptance form of our terms and conditions attached to the invitation to tender (ITT).For further information please follow the link below:

http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-7007

Award information

Awarded date

2 July 2015

Contract start date

3 July 2015

Contract end date

15 March 2016

Total value of contract

£34,200

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Alan Judd Partnership

Address

Wilderspool House
High Mickley
Stocksfield
Northumberland
NE43 7LU

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Andrew Eggett

Address

Monkstone House
City Road
Peterborough
PE1 1JY
England

Email

Andrew.Eggett@jncc.gov.uk