Notice Information
Notice Title
ID 5489705 - DAERA Marine and Fisheries - Letting of Benthic Infaunal Analysis contract
Notice Description
The Marine Monitoring and Assessment team (MMAT) within the Marine and Fisheries Division of DAERA has responsibility for protection of the marine environment. The analysis of benthic infaunal samples is a statutory requirement under The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 as one of the primary biological quality elements used to classify the ecological quality status of a given waterbody. Additionally benthic infaunal analysis may be required under related statutory instruments and agreements including, amongst others, the Marine Strategy Framework, The Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 and Licensing deposits in the sea under Part 4 of The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009. DAERA - MMAT requires a supplier to provide analysis of benthic infaunal samples. Data generated from the analysis of these samples on behalf of the Marine Monitoring and Assessment team will support delivery of the relevant statutory monitoring and classification requirements and is submitted to the UK National database. The contract is for an initial period of 3 years from date of award, (envisaged to be 1 April 2025) to 31 March 2028. There are two (2) options to extend for a period of up to twelve (12) months each. Please refer to Tender Documents for full details.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Marine Monitoring and Assessment team (MMAT) within the Marine and Fisheries Division of DAERA has responsibility for protection of the marine environment. The analysis of benthic infaunal samples is a statutory requirement under The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 as one of the primary biological quality elements used to classify the ecological quality status of a given waterbody. Additionally benthic infaunal analysis may be required under related statutory instruments and agreements including, amongst others, the Marine Strategy Framework, The Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 and Licensing deposits in the sea under Part 4 of The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009. DAERA - MMAT requires a supplier to provide analysis of benthic infaunal samples. Data generated from the analysis of these samples on behalf of the Marine Monitoring and Assessment team will support delivery of the relevant statutory monitoring and classification requirements and is submitted to the UK National database. The contract is for an initial period of 3 years from date of award, (envisaged to be 1 April 2025) to 31 March 2028. There are two (2) options to extend for a period of up to twelve (12) months each. Please refer to Tender Documents for full details.
Options: The contract is for an initial period of 3 years from date of award, envisaged to be 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2028. There are two 2 options to extend for a period of up to twelve 12 months each.
Renewal: the contract will be subject to renewal approximately April 2030
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04d3fa
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008978-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
-
- CPV Codes
77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
77700000 - Services incidental to fishing
77800000 - Aquaculture services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £875,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £875,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £194,098 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Mar 202511 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 18 Feb 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 7 Mar 202511 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- estimated to be April 2030
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DAERA:MARINE AND FISHERIES DIVISION
- Contact Name
- ssdadmin.cpdfinance-ni.gov.uk
- Contact Email
- ssdadmin@cpdfinance-ni.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DOWNPATRICK
- Postcode
- BT30 6AJ
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN08 Newry, Mourne and Down
- Delivery Location
- TLN Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Electoral Ward
- Cathedral
- Westminster Constituency
- South Down
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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