Published date: 23 August 2024

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


Closing: 31 July 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Analysis services - 71620000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£29,127

Procurement reference

CF-0353700D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

23 August 2024

Closing date

31 July 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

27 August 2024

Contract end date

31 January 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

Cefas require a Supplier to process the 36 sediment samples (12 stations with triplicate samples), to extract and identify all biota retained following sieving on a 1.0 mm capture mesh, as per the NMBAQC guidelines detailing extraction and identification protocols. In addition to this, there is a requirement to ensure these data are audited as per the NMBAQC Own Samples protocol prior to submission to Cefas (Hall, 2019). http://www.nmbaqcs.org/media/1764/os686970_summary-report.pdf.

Enumeration, identification and biomassing to the lowest possible taxonomic level should be carried out following the NMBAQC Processing Requirement Protocol and Taxonomic Discrimination Protocol. Biomass (wet weight in grams to at least 4 d.p.) is required for all enumerable taxa. Balances must be serviced annually and a valid service certificate must be supplied.

A single reference collection of all species/taxa identified is required to be returned to the Cefas laboratories in Lowestoft in an appropriate preservation liquid (i.e. 100% IDA or 70% IMS, 20% water and 10% glycerol). The reference collection should contain, as a minimum, the species name, name of identifier/ supervisor, station code, cruise code, date of collection and name of species identification verifier. A list of all taxa in the reference collection is also requested, in electronic form, with these details included. Notable taxa should be highlighted here such as non-native species and new or unusual records. Non-native species should be added to the Non-native Species Information Portal
(NNSIP) (hosted on the Non-native Species Secretariat website, http://www.nonnativespecies.org/index.cfm?sectionid=81).

The abundance and biomass data matrices should be in completed with, at minimum, the detail in the exemplar provided and then sent via email following completion (full details to be provided at kick off meeting). All species names must be run through the WoRMS 'Match Taxa' tool so that all naming is current (http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=match).

Samples are available for collection, by the successful Supplier, as soon as possible following Contract Award, from the storage facility in Lowestoft. Please include a cost to acknowledge this requirement within the RFQ Part 2 (Pricing). Samples must be transported safely and securely. Full details of the sample collection are to be confirmed at kick off meeting.

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Award information

Awarded date

15 August 2024

Contract start date

27 August 2024

Contract end date

31 January 2025

Total value of contract

£29,127

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

APEM Ltd

Address

Riverview, A17 Embankment Business Park, Heaton Mersey, Stockport SK4 3GN

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Jade Peek

Address

Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
GB

Email

procure@cefas.gov.uk