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CEFAS26-19 Clean Catch Mobile Application Support and Maintenance Services

CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE

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24 Jul 2026 at 15:34

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) procured ongoing support, maintenance and enhancement services for the Clean Catch mobile application. The application is used by fishing industry partners to record and submit marine wildlife bycatch and interaction data. The requirement covers maintaining critical functionality, ensuring continuity of data collection and supporting project objectives funded by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs while longer-term arrangements are developed for future project phases. This is a software development and application support service, delivered for Cefas’s work across the United Kingdom. The procurement relates to one service requirement and is relevant to suppliers providing mobile application maintenance, technical support and software enhancement for environmental or marine data systems.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to AST Marine Sciences. Cefas used a direct award below the applicable threshold without competition. The award was made on 24 April 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract runs from 1 May 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £18,000 excluding VAT, or £21,600 including VAT. The contract is active and the award covers the full requirement. The service was evaluated through the direct-award route rather than a competitive tender. Cefas’s stated purpose was to maintain continuity of Clean Catch data collection and critical application functionality while future project-phase procurement arrangements are developed.

This procurement indicates demand from Cefas for specialist suppliers able to support a live mobile application used by fishing industry partners and environmental data programmes. A credible competitor for comparable work would need practical capability in mobile application maintenance, fault resolution, technical support and controlled software enhancement, with the capacity to preserve service continuity while requirements evolve. Experience handling structured data collection, user-submitted marine or environmental information and systems relied on by external industry partners would be relevant. Suppliers should also be able to understand public-sector project objectives and work within Defra-funded delivery arrangements. The appointed supplier was a large marine sciences business, indicating that combined marine-sector knowledge and software service capability can be well placed for this requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CEFAS26-19 Clean Catch Mobile Application Support and Maintenance Services

Notice Description

Provision of ongoing support, maintenance, and enhancement services for the Clean Catch mobile application, a key tool used by fishing industry partners to record and submit marine wildlife bycatch and interaction data. The service ensures continuity of data collection, supports delivery of project objectives funded by Defra, and maintains critical functionality while longer-term procurement arrangements are developed for future project phases.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d387
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070414-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72262000 - Software development services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£18,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 May 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LOWESTOFT
Postcode
NR33 0HT
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

AST Marine Sciences Limited

Further Information

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