Published date: 31 July 2023

Last edited date: 9 August 2023

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: 18 August 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Survey vessels - 34513550

  • Survey services - 79311000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£10,000 to £15,000

Procurement reference

CF-0111500D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

31 July 2023

Closing date

18 August 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 September 2023

Contract end date

30 November 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

Cefas requires a Supplier to undertake a grabbing and Drop Down Video (DDV) survey at the Beachy Head East Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ), during Summer/Autumn 2023. The survey is required to be completed by 31st October 2023. The work supports the ongoing monitoring objectives of Natural England at the site.

A total of 18 mini-Hamon-grab stations are planned for sampling using a standard 0.1m2 mini-Hamon grab. At 6 of the stations, triplicate grabs will be collected resulting in 30 grabs in total. All station locations are adapted from previous surveys (2012, and a recent 2023 survey) and, if possible, will be sampled at a +/- 10 m accuracy; if this is not possible then the reason for any deviation should be recorded.

Thirty 50m DDV camera tows will be conducted within a 100m bull ring at each station, with still images collected approximately every 10 seconds during the transect to acquire enough high-quality images for analysis.

Download the Bidder Pack at https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome and search for CEFAS23-110 under opportunities.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

CEFAS23-110 RFQ for Beachy Head East MCZ - Subtidal Habitats Baseline Survey

  • Opportunity
  • Published 31 July 2023

About the buyer

Contact name

Jade Peek

Address

Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
United Kingdom

Email

procure@cefas.co.uk