Notice Information
Notice Title
CEFAS23-09 Contract for Marine Benthic Macroinvertebrate Sample Processing: Bridgwater Bay
Notice Description
The BEEMS (British Energy Estuarine and Marine Studies) programme is funded by NNB Generating Company HPC (NNB GenCo). Through this programme, Cefas provide authoritative scientific information on the marine and transitional waters in the vicinity of potential new build nuclear power stations and require a competent Supplier to deliver the element described below; Description of the sample collection: The mudflat monitoring in Bridgwater Bay encompasses the collection of 6 replicates samples at 11 stations in Bridgwater Bay and Wick St Lawrence twice a year (February and August). The replicate samples are collected with a 0.01m2 core and the sediment is sieved through a 0.5 mm mesh sieve. The Macoma balthica individuals (only bivalve present in the mudflat) are hand-picked on the sieve during the survey and stored in separated glass vials. The potentially high number of individuals of this species are therefore not included in the samples. All benthic organisms are transferred into Nalgene bottles and fixed with 4% formaldehyde. Summary of deliverables: * Analysis of two survey batches of samples per year (collected in February and August), 66 samples per survey. * Externally audited, quality-controlled abundance / biomass matrices as per template provided, with current nomenclature (Primary processing and Audit lab). * One reference collection (Primary processing lab) - the collection will be updated over the duration of the contract as additional species are encountered in the samples. * Internal Quality Control logs (Primary processing lab). * Audited Quality Control report (Audit lab). * Regular project summary updates and correspondence between primary processing and audit lab (Primary processing and Audit lab).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-83c35872-98d8-43fc-a1f1-e5990aaa1f4e
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/615a56dc-7174-4640-b379-b38d664b2aba
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (below threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
79311300 - Survey analysis services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £77,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £172,878 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Feb 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 23 Mar 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 11 Apr 20232 years ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2023 - 31 Dec 2027 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CEFAS
- Contact Name
- Jade Peek
- Contact Email
- procure@cefas.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LOWESTOFT
- Postcode
- NR33 0HT
- Post Town
- Norwich
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH6 Suffolk
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH63 East Suffolk
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- East Suffolk
- Electoral Ward
- Kirkley & Pakefield
- Westminster Constituency
- Lowestoft
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/615a56dc-7174-4640-b379-b38d664b2aba
10th February 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/569515eb-e714-4c3b-aeb7-ba16fe8b9633
12th April 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4e938d1e-65ba-4785-bb7b-1c18c49e20b9
CEFAS23-09 BEEMS Short Form Contract - Complete_Redacted -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/712b39b0-3184-4b64-bd67-0b3ae3a6fb53
CEFAS23-09 BEEMS Short Form Contract - Complete_Redacted
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