Published date: 19 August 2024

Last edited date: 19 August 2024

This notice was replaced on 22 November 2024

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

Awarded contract (published 22 November 2024)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£5,000 to £30,000

Procurement reference

NE190824LARC

Published date

19 August 2024

Closing date

9 September 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

20 September 2024

Contract end date

28 February 2025

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

Natural England seeks a lab partner for the analysis and reporting of marine environmental DNA (eDNA) samples for the understanding of this technique for marine mammal surveying. Samples will be collected in late summer 2024 and provided to the lab for metabarcoding analysis, with expected reporting delivery in February 2025.

More information

Attachments

Additional text

To apply for this opportunity you must submit your quotation meeting the requirements detailed in the Request for Quotation (RFQ) attached.
Your response must be sent to Samantha.Parker@naturalengland.org.uk by 1200 BST on 9th September 2024.

If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to Nicholas.Dunn@naturalengland.org.uk and Samantha.Parker@naturalengland.org.uk by 30th August 2024 at midday. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.

About the buyer

Contact name

Samantha Parker

Address

Natural England
Dragonfly House, 2 Gilders Way
Norwich
NR3 1UB
England

Email

Samantha.Parker@naturalengland.org.uk