Tender

Stronger Shores Toolkit

SOUTH TYNESIDE BOROUGH COUNCIL

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24 Oct 2025 at 10:04

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30 Sep 2025 at 13:48

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the "Stronger Shores Toolkit", organised by South Tyneside Borough Council, focuses on creating tools for coastal habitat monitoring and resilience, critical to the Environment Agency's flood and coastal resilience innovation programme. This active tender, categorised under services, covers industry-specific software development, data services, and marine research, with work primarily conducted along the Northeast coast of the UK (region UKC). The procurement follows an open competition approach with a gross contract value of GBP 120,000, and key submission deadlines extended to 10th November 2025, allowing wider participation from interested entities.

The "Stronger Shores Toolkit" tender presents substantial growth opportunities, particularly for businesses specialising in environmental software development, data analysis, and marine research services. Given its scope, companies with expertise in coastal management and ecosystem restoration would find it well-suited to leverage their capabilities. The project necessitates a multidisciplinary approach, encouraging collaboration among technological innovators, environmental consultants, and data specialists to enhance regional coastal resilience efforts while expanding their service portfolios and market reach.

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Notice Title

Stronger Shores Toolkit

Notice Description

Stronger Shores is a project part of the Environment Agency's flood and coastal resilience innovation programme (FCRIP), and aims to Monitor and better understand the composition of existing coastal habitats (specifically seagrass meadows, kelp beds and native oyster reefs) along the Northeast coast Improve understanding about the ways in which these coastal habitats can be restored Identify and quantify ecosystem services these habitats provide. This contract is for the creation and management of the Stronger Shores toolkit and associated works as detailed in the brief document, in addition to the creation and collation of content from Stronger Shores outputs. These will include collected data, lessons learnt, and academic reports. This toolkit will be public facing but will be intended for coastal managers, including natural capital/ ecosystems services data, and guidance on habitat protection and restoration, with the toolkit as the main project output.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a505
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068102-2025
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services


CPV Codes

72212100 - Industry specific software development services

72314000 - Data collection and collation services

72316000 - Data analysis services

72421000 - Internet or intranet client application development services

73112000 - Marine research services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£120,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£120,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Oct 20254 months ago
Submission Deadline
10 Nov 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Dec 2025 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SOUTH TYNESIDE BOROUGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
strategic.procurement@southtyneside.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
SOUTH SHIELDS
Postcode
NE33 2RL
Post Town
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC43 Tyneside
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England)

Local Authority
South Tyneside
Electoral Ward
Beacon and Bents
Westminster Constituency
South Shields

Further Information

Notice Documents

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