PEARL MUSSEL ARK

Contract summary

Industry

• Research services - 73110000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£192,500

Procurement reference

23428

Published date

12 August 2016

Closing date

29 February 2012

Contract start date

31 March 2012

Contract end date

31 March 2017

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other:

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

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Description

This is a partnership project with the Freshwater Biological Association and the Environment Agency. The project has three main aims:
1. to maintain an 'ark' facility for threatened English pearl mussel populations to safeguard against further local extinction,
2. to subsequently breed from captive individuals in order to release juveniles and/or encysted fish back to the wild as part of reintroduction programmes, and
3. to carry out research into rearing juvenile mussels and reintroduction techniques.

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More information

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Award information

Awarded date

16 October 2012

Contract start date

31 March 2012

Contract end date

31 March 2017

Total value of contract

£192,500

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY

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About the buyer

Address

Natural England
Peterborough
PE1 1NG
England

Email

Supplier.enquiries@naturalengland.org.uk