Published date: 9 August 2022

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


Closing: 27 May 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

  • Environmental impact assessment other than for construction - 90711000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£32,354

Procurement reference

tender_256206/1096349

Published date

9 August 2022

Closing date

27 May 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

31 May 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

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

Cefas require a desk based review of impact of climate change on assessment
outcomes of CCSEG descriptors.
- Prepare for and participate in one day workshop #2 (September 2022) with other
participating members of Clean Safe Seas Evidence Group (CCSEG), provision of
scientific expertise, compilation of scientific literature and reports to summarise the
impact of climate change on assessment outcomes of CCSEG descriptors. One
report will be compiled per descriptor by all CSSEG participants.
- Contribution to writing up final report and presentation of outputs to Defra to
complete by end of January 2023.

Cefas also require the supplier to apply models to test the outcomes of the desktop review for eutrophication.
Development of land use and climate scenarios for use in SWAT and Ecowin (August 2022). Couple outputs from SWAT to Ecowin (August 2022).
Run land use and climate change scenarios through SWAT and Ecowin (November 2022)
Evaluate the impacts of the scenarios on the eutrophication assessment outcomes for Dundrum Bay (December 2022).
Knowledge exchange with Cefas, including implementation of combined storm overflows in SWAT, coupling of catchment and coastal model outputs.
Contribution to writing up final report and presentation of outputs to Defra (January 2023).

This work is a Direct Award due to the supplier being a participant in CSSEG and this a requirement of their contribution.

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Award information

Awarded date

30 May 2022

Contract start date

31 May 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Total value of contract

£32,354

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI)

Address

18a Newforge Lane, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland, BT9 5PX

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
England

Email

procure@cefas.co.uk