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Aerial Survey of Areas in the Central North Sea for Seabird and Marine Mammals Species for the POSEIDON Project

DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL

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09 Jan 2023 at 13:34

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) Network eTendering Portal has awarded a contract for "Aerial Survey of Areas in the Central North Sea for Seabird and Marine Mammal Species for the POSEIDON Project" to APEM Ltd. The procurement process involved a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract, with a value of £524,980.19 in GBP, was signed on 2023-01-09. The service category for this contract is aircraft operating services, with the main focus on digital aerial surveys of seabirds and marine mammal species in the central North Sea region.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses involved in aircraft operating services, particularly those with expertise in conducting digital aerial surveys of wildlife species. The contract requirements include conducting seasonal aerial surveys over specific timeframes, processing imagery to identify wildlife, and producing detailed survey reports and data outputs. Businesses specialising in environmental protection and research and development, particularly SMEs with experience in high-precision surveying and data analysis, would be well-suited to compete for this contract.

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Notice Title

Aerial Survey of Areas in the Central North Sea for Seabird and Marine Mammals Species for the POSEIDON Project

Notice Description

There are four core objectives for this contract. These are to: a) Conduct four, seasonal, high precision digital aerial surveys of the study area in the central North Sea. Survey data are to be collected using digital video or still imagery at a minimum of 1.5 cm Ground Surface Distance (GSD) to confidently capture and identify to the lowest taxonomic level possible all birds (in flight and on the water) and marine mammals within the surveyed area. Seasons are defined as: 1) December 2022 2) January - March 2023 3) April - June 2023, and 4) July - September 2023. Whilst we recognise the challenges of surveying large areas to prescriptive timetables, we would suggest contractors aim for the middle month of survey seasons where practical, and limit as far as possible the total time required to survey the study area within a season. Where surveys have to take place at the beginning or end of seasons, Natural England would appreciate discussions to ensure seasons are separated to an acceptable degree. b) process imagery to identify all birds, marine mammals, and other objects of interest captured to the lowest taxonomic level possible; c) Quality Assure results so that pre-agreed data standards are met (e.g. to meet MEDIN standards, JCDP data standards for archival in marine data repositories such as the Marine Data Exchange); d) produce ArcGIS layers, associated metadata, accompanying .csv files, etc. and four brief reports (one for each of the survey seasons) detailing survey effort and observations for each individual survey within pre-agreed timeframes, likely to be within 6 - 8 weeks of data collection. Files provided should quantify locations, dates and times of surveys in a clearly communicated coordinate system and/or projection, regardless of whether animals were sighted or not.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Digital aerial surveys of seabirds and marine mammal species.

Procurement Information

This is a call-off from a framework 'Digital Aerial Surveys for Seabirds and Marine Mammals in English and Welsh Waters, framework agreement'.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0395e4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000534-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services


CPV Codes

60445000 - Aircraft operating services

73300000 - Design and execution of research and development

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£524,980 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Jan 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
9 Jan 20233 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
supplierenquiries@naturalengland.org.uk
Contact Phone
+44 2072385921

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 3JR
Post Town
South West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

APEM

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