Published date: 19 August 2015

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


Closing: 9 September 2015

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

  • Market and economic research; polling and statistics - 79300000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£10,000 to £20,000

Procurement reference

UK SBS CR150053NERC

Published date

19 August 2015

Closing date

9 September 2015

Contract start date

28 September 2015

Contract end date

30 November 2015

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

UK Shared Business Services eSourcing

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The Celtic Seas Partnership are developing a web portal as a resource for sea-users and interest groups, governments and scientists who want to know what information and data are available in relation to the MSFD descriptors in the Celtic Seas and how this can be used to deliver measures to achieve the Directive's goal of 'Good Environmental Status'. The web portal build is being led by the British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) as part of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) who is a partner in the Celtic Seas Partnership.
Part of the web portal will be a series of webpages allowing the user to explore the metadata on datasets relevant to each of the 11 MSFD Descriptors for the Celtic Seas. In addition to dataset metadata we wish to provide other information relevant to marine stakeholders to support management activities or Measures to achieve Good Environmental Status.

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Award information

Awarded date

9 October 2015

Contract start date

16 October 2015

Contract end date

30 November 2015

Total value of contract

£13,255

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

The Marine Biological Ass of the UK

Address

Kingdom Citadel Hill, Plymouth, PL1 2PB

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Rebecca Fish

Address

UK SBS, North Star House
North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FF
England

Email

research@uksbs.co.uk