Published date: 11 December 2024

This notice was replaced on 6 May 2025

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

Awarded contract (published 6 May 2025)

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

  • Training services - 80500000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£5,000 to £12,000

Procurement reference

NE111224UNT

Published date

11 December 2024

Closing date

20 December 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 February 2025

Contract end date

31 March 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

Training focused on modelling and interpreting underwater noise technical reports, giving thorough upskilling on the technical aspects, including metrics and modelling. Topics to include:
• Underwater Acoustics, metrics and units
• Decibels and log scales
• Propagation
• Biological and anthropogenic Sound Sources
• Hearing responses of marine mammals, fish and turtles
• Underwater noise thresholds and frequency weightings
• Sound field Modelling
• Methods of Assessment of Impacts and EIA
• Noise Measurements
• Vessel radiated noise
• Marine Seismic Assessment
• Mitigation (including Noise Abatement)
• Reviewing noise modelling reports

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 sally.hawkins-brown@naturalengland.org.uk by 12 midday on 20th December.

If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to sally.hawkins-brown@naturalengland.org.uk. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.

About the buyer

Contact name

Sally Hawkins-Brown

Address

Horizon House
Deanery Road
Bristol
BS1 5AH
England

Telephone

07471026610

Email

sally.hawkins-brown@naturalengland.org.uk