Published date: 27 July 2022

Last edited date: 5 August 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 7 September 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Noise pollution monitoring services - 90742300

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£70,000

Procurement reference

tender_311922/1092243

Published date

27 July 2022

Closing date

7 September 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

5 October 2022

Contract end date

3 March 2023

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

Increases in offshore wind deployment are needed to meet the government's target of delivering up to 50GW by 2030, as set out in the British Energy Security Strategy. However, construction of these developments has the potential to harm the marine environment. The UK government is committed to ensuring that this acceleration of offshore wind can be delivered in a way that continues to protect and enhance our marine environment
A key area of concern is underwater noise. Marine mammals are sensitive to anthropogenic sound sources, which have the potential to kill, injure or disturb without appropriate mitigation. Sub-bottom profilers (SBPs) or high-resolution geophysical surveys are used widely in the oil and gas industries and increasingly in the offshore renewables and cables sectors to characterise and assess the seafloor. In contrast to seismic surveys and other similar equipment where the effect on marine mammals is relatively well understood, the possible short- and long- term effects of SBPs are poorly studied.
Characterisation of the sound produced by SBPs and how it is propagated in different environments in UK waters will increase understanding of how this survey type may impact marine mammals, reducing uncertainty in the consenting process and informing effective and proportionate mitigation measures.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Michelle

Address

Manley House
Exeter
EX2 7LQ
England

Email

michelle.hingston@environment-agency.gov.uk

Website

https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk/