Published date: 1 December 2022

Last edited date: 14 December 2022

This notice was replaced on 24 March 2023

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Awarded contract (published 24 March 2023)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Survey services - 79311000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£1,000 to £24,999

Procurement reference

MedwayMCZ_2022_Intertidal_RFQ

Published date

1 December 2022

Closing date

16 December 2022

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

3 January 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive quotation (below threshold)

The buyer selects a group of potential suppliers to invite to tender.

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

Responses by email only: Medway Estuary Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) is an inshore site on the Kent coast which was designated in 2013 under the Marine and Coastal Access Act (2009). The MCZ completes the protection of habitats within the Medway Estuary, with its designated broad-scale habitat features, including rare habitats like peat and clay exposures. Natural England seeks to complete evidence gaps in previous Phase 1 and 2 surveys of the intertidal habitats in Medway Estuary MCZ. The surveys would identify and map the extent and distribution, species composition and distribution of biotopes within the intertidal habitats of Medway Estuary MCZ. The data collected will address a clear evidence gap which will allow Natural England to deliver evidence based advise, for example when assessing the pressures of fishing activities on peat and clay exposures. By filling evidence gaps, data can also be shared publicly and will contribute to condition assessments for the MCZ. The overall outputs of this contract are:
• Using previous data, identify and map the extent and distribution of biotopes and biological communities within the intertidal habitats in Medway Estuary MCZ, according to the JNCC Marine Habitat Classification for Britain and Ireland.
• Provide semi-quantitative information on species composition across the range of habitat biotopes and biotope complexes identified.
• Inform a subsequent quantitative Phase 2 survey with infauna and PSA analysis of intertidal sediments.

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Quotations are requested to provide information required in the RFQ. The timeline given in the RFQ will be followed to enable the project to be delivered by end of March 2023.

About the buyer

Contact name

Becca Turley

Address

International House
Dover Place
Ashford
TN23 1HU
England

Telephone

07795 904495

Email

becca.turley@naturalengland.org.uk