Tender

Marine, Coast and Estuarine Citizen Science Review to inform marine Natural Capital in English Waters

NATURAL ENGLAND

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20 Jul 2022 at 15:19

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Summary of the contracting process

Natural England has initiated a procurement process for the title "Marine, Coast and Estuarine Citizen Science Review to inform marine Natural Capital in English Waters" in the industry category of Marine research services. The procurement is at the "Tender" stage with a planned contract period from September 12, 2022, to November 04, 2022. The deadline for tender submissions is August 21, 2022. The buying organisation aims to develop a comprehensive review of Citizen Science initiatives in marine environments to understand natural capital assets.

This tender opportunity by Natural England for marine research services provides a chance for businesses, particularly those involved in research consultancy services, to contribute to the evidence base on England's natural capital. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) could find this tender suitable for their capabilities. Businesses focusing on social and economic aspects, as well as ecological research related to marine environments, are well-suited to compete for this contract, which aims to gather valuable data for environmental policy and biodiversity monitoring in the UK.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Marine, Coast and Estuarine Citizen Science Review to inform marine Natural Capital in English Waters

Notice Description

The primary aim of the NCEA programme is to collect data to build the evidence base on the extent and condition of England's natural capital. Citizen Science is one of the cross-cutting tools we have for collecting these data, alongside professional surveys, and earth observation. Citizen Science is already essential to environmental policy, forming the majority of current biodiversity monitoring in the UK. It complements and augments standard scientific approaches. Critically it has the potential to contribute even more significant amounts of useful data in places and of a richness that cannot be achieved by other means. The 'NCEA Citizen Science: Strategy for 2022-2025' (Feb 2022, internal report) outlines strategic priorities to develop the use of citizen science within Defra's arms' length bodies (ALBs) with a vision of engaging people with their natural world to contribute to better knowledge and decision-making for the recovery of nature. Priority 2 of the report highlights the need to clarify the current citizen science landscape including summarising the existing citizen science activities and recording what citizen science projects are more closely related to NCEA and why. The focus of this contract is to develop a comprehensive review of Citizen Science (CS) initiatives in the marine, coastal and estuarine environments around England to understand the evidence base for available natural capital assets. Initiatives of interest to the Marine Natural Capital and Ecosystem A approach are both biological and social; Social and economic: includes health and wellbeing, demographics, recreation and tourism, economics Ecological: includes benthic, fish, marine mammals, and seabirds Within each of these areas of interest further subdivision of evidence resolution is required, for example, for ecological: species' occurrence, condition, distribution, abundance, phenology demographics, and for social: recreational activity, marine litter, time spent at coast, estimate spend, distance travelled, feelings, perceptions, emotional connection. For further detail, please refer to attached documentation.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e980226b-e40d-4d0d-a43c-aae58917ad66
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Competitive quotation (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

73112000 - Marine research services

73210000 - Research consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£24,999 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Aug 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
21 Aug 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
11 Sep 2022 - 4 Nov 2022 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NATURAL ENGLAND
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
YORK
Postcode
YO1 7PX
Post Town
York
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE2 North Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE21 York
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
York
Electoral Ward
Guildhall
Westminster Constituency
York Central

Further Information

Notice Documents

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