Published date: 22 August 2023

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


Closing: 9 June 2023, 1pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Hydrographic services - 71354400

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£10,000 to £15,000

Procurement reference

CF-0120000D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

22 August 2023

Closing date

9 June 2023

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

9 August 2023

Contract end date

31 December 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

The BEEMS (British Energy Estuarine and Marine Studies) programme is funded by NNB GenCo (EDF Energy). Through this programme, Cefas provide authoritative scientific information on the marine and transitional waters in the vicinity of potential nuclear new build (NNB) power stations and require a competent Supplier to deliver the element described below.

Within the BEEMS programme, Cefas routinely manage, review, analyse and report on hydrographic surveys conducted by third parties to meet regulatory marine environmental monitoring requirements.

Surveys serve a range of purposes within the marine environmental monitoring programmes for Sizewell C (SZC) and Hinkley Point C (HPC) NNB power stations. This includes bathymetric multibeam echosounder (MBES) surveys to examine:
• Geomorphological change of nearshore bars and sandbanks (including validation of remote x-band radar measurements of these features).
• Seabed change in dredging areas and dredge disposal sites.
• Scour around seabed infrastructure.

Whilst Cefas may utilise the services of UKHO when practical, in addition Cefas are required to secure additional contracts with suitable organisations to provide expert hydrographic services to include specialist technical reviews and quality assurance of nearshore hydrographic survey data.

Surveys conducted by third parties appointed by Cefas are part of the marine environmental monitoring programmes for HPC and SZC NNB power stations. The work is ongoing in nature, with an expected increase in survey activity in 2024. This year (2023) there are currently 3 multibeam surveys and one side scan sonar survey planned across both sites. The surveys are in varying stages of project planning and the appointed organisations would be required to take on work at any point in the project lifecycle.

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Award information

Awarded date

9 August 2023

Contract start date

9 August 2023

Contract end date

31 December 2025

Total value of contract

£15,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

RSK Environment Ltd

Address

65 Sussex Street G41 1DX

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Jade Peek

Address

Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
United Kingdom

Email

procure@cefas.co.uk