Published date: 6 November 2024

Last edited date: 8 November 2024

This notice was replaced on 27 May 2025

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Awarded contract (published 27 May 2025)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Marine research services - 73112000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£1 to £12,500

Procurement reference

NE061124LRMDS

Published date

6 November 2024

Closing date

29 November 2024

Closing time

5:30pm

Contract start date

2 December 2024

Contract end date

31 March 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

A literature review investigating the decline in mussel (Mytilus edulis) bed habitat in the Wash and across Europe and the Northeast Atlantic and restoration methods. The work should include a full review of both grey and academic literature to address the following:

An brief overview of blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) as a species and a habitat, and the importance of habitat networks
An overview of the historic distribution of blue mussel across broad areas (e.g. mainland Europe, Northeast Atlantic, UK)
An overview of the historic distribution of blue mussel in the Wash and North Norfolk Coast
An overview of possible causes of historical decline across broad areas (e.g. mainland Europe, Northeast Atlantic, UK)
An overview of possible causes of current decline across broad areas (e.g. mainland Europe, Northeast Atlantic, UK)
An overview of restoration projects (including restoration of existing and new populations) in the Northern Hemisphere, evaluating successful and unsuccessful projects and specific methodologies
An overview of the restoration potential in the Wash and North Norfolk Coast;
An overview of how The Wash and North Norfolk Coast could be impacted by climate change and other potential threats to restoration efforts in future
Recommendations for future surveys and/or studies to fill any identified evidence gaps

More information

Attachments

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To apply for this opportunity you must submit your quotation meeting the requirements detailed in the Request for Quotation (RFQ) attached.
Your response must be sent to Florence.Aves@naturalengland.org.uk by 17:30 on 29/11/2024.

If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to Florence.Aves@naturalengland.org.uk. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.

About the buyer

Contact name

Florence Aves

Address

Eastbrook
Shaftesbury Road
Cambridge
CB2 8DR
England

Telephone

0208 7200386

Email

Florence.Aves@naturalengland.org.uk