Published date: 23 July 2021
Last edited date: 29 July 2021
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Contract summary
Industry
Survey vessels - 34513550
Marine survey services - 71354500
Surveying services - 71355000
Location of contract
DT7 3ZN
Value of contract
£13,000
Procurement reference
tender_280911/982551
Published date
23 July 2021
Closing date
30 July 2021
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 September 2021
Contract end date
5 October 2021
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
Objective 1 (2 days)
The commissioning of a new dredged material disposal site within Lyme Bay has resulted in the need to conduct a baseline survey of the benthic habitats within and in the vicinity of the disposal site boundaries (Figure 2.).
Objective 2 (2 days)
The deployment of BRUVS within Lyme Bay, is also proposed to take place during the charter, within a suitable location identified within the area highlighted in Figure 2.
Requirement: Objective 1 - Sediment Sampling
Cefas require a suitable vessel to carry out a 2-day survey of the newly created Lyme Bay dredge disposal site, the vessels must be capable of carrying a minimum of 3 Cefas staff and deploying suitable equipment to support the survey requirements. Grab samples using the vessel-supplied grab (0.1 m2 mini Hamon grab and 0.1 m2 Day grab) will be collected for benthic fauna, contaminants, and particle size analysis. The benthic fauna will be processed (including the addition of 10 % formaldehyde) during the survey. The ability to freeze (-20oC) the sediment retained for contaminants particle size analysis will also be required.
Requirement: Objective 2 - The deployment of Mid-water and benthic BRUVS
In addition to the above requirements (Objective 1) the vessel should also be capable of deploying and recovering a set of mid-water water BRUVS (Figure 1a and b.). The BRUVS are made from carbon fibre and deployed in a string with each rig 50m apart. The rigs can be deployed tethered to the vessel or left to drift with the vessel standing by to recover after ~1 hour. The main aim of this objective is for Cefas personnel to be trained by an experienced PhD student (non-Cefas) in the setting up, deployment and recovery of the equipment.
About the buyer
Contact name
Chloe Halifax
Address
Pakefield Road
Lowesotft
NR33 0HT
England
Telephone
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