Tender

Monitoring Cable Protection

NATURAL ENGLAND

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01 Aug 2023 at 10:33

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Summary of the contracting process

The tender titled "Monitoring Cable Protection" is being procured by Natural England. It falls under the industry category of Technical publications and is located in the United Kingdom. The procurement stage is in the tender phase with a deadline for submission set for 05/09/2023. The procurement method is an open procedure with a contract period starting on 18/09/2023 and ending on 29/02/2024.

This opportunity for "Monitoring Cable Protection" offered by Natural England presents avenues for business growth, particularly for businesses involved in services related to offshore wind environmental assessments and protection measures. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are well-suited to compete in this tender process, which aims to enhance understanding of the ecological impacts of cable protection measures for evidence-based decision-making in offshore development.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Monitoring Cable Protection

Notice Description

Offshore wind external cable protection measures are commonplace in offshore wind farms to protect free span areas of cables between a substructure and the buried cable section. Environmental impact assessments (e.g., EIAs and HRAs) assume total loss of habitat beneath cable protection. However, there is some uncertainty as to whether ecological function, of the habitat the cable protection is deployed on, can continue for some cable protection measures (depending on the substrata that the cable is deployed upon) and whether different cable protection measures have different levels of effect. Offshore Wind Environmental Evidence Register (OWEER) considers impacts of introduced hard substrate on benthic habitats and species as priority area of research and a remaining evidence gap. Ascertaining a better understanding of the ecological function of benthic habitats to anthropogenic hard substrate could potentially reduce short term and long term consenting risks and support the offshore development aspiration of the BESS. Whilst regulators must balance priorities between environmental impacts of cable protection measures with other considerations, including the views of commercial fisheries, this project intends to focus on increasing evidence of ecological impacts of cable protection measures to support evidence-based decision-making. Additional information: 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 lucy.crooks@naturalengland.org.uk by 17:00 on 05/09/2023. If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to lucy.crooks@naturalengland.org.uk. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-c2a3e20f-26a3-48fe-9c8a-70fc69342237
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/89f87872-e131-41af-8ed8-9cd624938ae8
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

22 - Printed matter and related products

CPV Codes

22121000 - Technical publications

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£41,665 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Aug 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
5 Sep 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
17 Sep 2023 - 29 Feb 2024 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
ASHFORD
Postcode
TN23 1HU
Post Town
Tonbridge
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ4 Kent
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ45 Mid Kent
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Ashford
Electoral Ward
Victoria
Westminster Constituency
Ashford

Further Information

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