Published date: 2 September 2024

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


Closing: 20 August 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Analysis services - 71620000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£15,000 to £20,000

Procurement reference

CF-0357800D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

2 September 2024

Closing date

20 August 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

30 August 2024

Contract end date

15 October 2024

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

The marine Natural Capital Ecosystem Assessment (m-NCEA) programme, in collaboration with Defra and the JNCC aims to contribute to improved understanding of ecosystem services provided by seabed habitat assets, including marine benthic macroinvertebrate sample processing.

As part of this programme, sediment samples were collected using a NIOZ core during a survey in the North Sea in May 2024 onboard the RV Cefas Endeavour. Seventy-four samples were collected at 15 locations in and around Farnes Deep.

The Supplier will process 15 NIOZ core samples (which have been sub divided into 74 separate samples, with a maximum of 5 slices per core - see Annex 1); 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.

The Supplier will provid in an appropriate format (industry standard spreadsheet) and to include taxa abundance, species matrix and biomass by station.

In addition to the above, the analysis will be audited as per the NMBAQC own Samples protocol prior to final submission (Hall, 2019): http://www.nmbaqcs.org/media/1764/os686970_summary-report.pdf. The AQC will be organised and awarded by Cefas following the initial submission of the results from this contract.

Deliverables:
• Quality-controlled abundance and biomass matrices with current nomenclature
• Reference collection
• Internal Quality Control logs
• Weekly project summary updates and correspondence between primary processing and audit lab

Deliverable Dates:

1. Primary analysis to be completed by 30 September 2024
2. Fully AQC'd data by 15 October 2024
3. Reference collection to Cefas by 15 October 2024

More information

Attachments

Award information

Awarded date

22 August 2024

Contract start date

30 August 2024

Contract end date

15 October 2024

Total value of contract

£18,983

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

Holly Power

Address

Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
UK

Email

procure@cefas.gov.uk