Published date: 5 November 2018

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Awarded contract (published 31 January 2019)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Environmental services - 90700000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£25,000

Procurement reference

C18-0355-1281

Published date

5 November 2018

Closing date

26 November 2018

Contract start date

3 December 2018

Contract end date

8 March 2019

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

There are multiple policy drivers for marine biodiversity monitoring within the UK, including the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (2008), the EU Habitats Directive (1992) and the EU Birds Directive (1979 amended 2009). The key elements of these directives have been enshrined in national legislation such as the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995, UK Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010, the Marine Act (Northern Ireland) 2013, The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 and the Conservation of Offshore Marine Habitats and Species Regulations 2017. All of these drivers have individual requirements for assessment and reporting which cover varying geographical scales and different aspects of biodiversity (Hinchen, 2014).

To meet these requirements, the UK Marine Biodiversity Monitoring Programme (hereafter referred to as 'the UK MBMP') was established by the UK Marine Monitoring and Assessment Strategy (UKMMAS) to provide a coordinated and integrated approach to monitoring UK marine biodiversity, both in protected sites and the wider environment. JNCC is leading on a number of the elements of this Programme, including benthic habitat monitoring of offshore marine habitats (> 12 nm offshore). The UK MBMP aims to improve the quality of evidence on the state of marine biodiversity and to focus research into whether and how the biodiversity elements are changing in response to both natural and human induced pressures. The Programme will support the Defra 25 Year Environment Plan: to enable the UK to design a world-class, cost-effective marine monitoring system, to meet the full range of legislative and policy requirements in an integrated fashion upon exit from the EU.

More information

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About the buyer

Contact name

Dora Iantosca

Address

Monkstone House
City Road
Peterborough
PE1 1JY
England

Telephone

01733 866894

Email

dora.iantosca@jncc.gov.uk

Website

jncc.defra.gov.uk