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title: "CEFAS24-28 Contract for BEEMS Bathymetric and Bank Surveys, Sizewell, Suffolk"
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# CEFAS24-28 Contract for BEEMS Bathymetric and Bank Surveys, Sizewell, Suffolk

Buyer: CEFAS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-29c398c8-93e9-4cb0-96c3-f040f66f9c5d

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## Summary

The award has been granted to Geosight for the CEFAS24-28 Contract for BEEMS Bathymetric and Bank Surveys in Sizewell, Suffolk. The buying organisation, Cefas, located in Lowestoft, East of England, has awarded the contract. The procurement process was open with a tender period ending on 11th March 2024. The contract period starts on 7th May 2024 and ends on 31st December 2024. The awarded value is £192,481 GBP.

This tender for bathymetric and bank surveys in the marine and transitional waters offers business growth opportunities for survey vessels and related services providers. Businesses specialised in surveying services are well-suited to compete in this tender. The tender was initiated under an open procedure above the threshold, presenting an opportunity for SMEs to participate. Geosight, the awarded supplier, will conduct the surveys as per the contract requirements outlined by Cefas for the Greater Sizewell Bay project, focusing on detailed bathymetric data collection.

## Notice

The BEEMS (British Energy Estuarine and Marine Studies) programme is funded by Sizewell C Limited. Through this programme, Cefas provide authoritative scientific information on the marine and transitional waters in the vicinity of potential new build nuclear power stations. The purpose of this procurement is to provide bathymetric data for the Greater Sizewell Bay (GSB) to assess the geomorphological changes of the region, hence contributing to the ongoing monitoring of the Sizewell Coastline. Two longshore bars (important geomorphological features) exist in shallow waters within the Area of Interest (AOI), with the inner bar being subaerial during some low tide periods. The results gained from the below specified surveys will support the calibration of Cefas instruments located on shore, as well as the ongoing monitoring of the Sizewell coastline. There is a high priority for the furthest landward coverage possible to be achieved by the survey, so that bathymetric data can be meshed to aerial topographic surveys of the beach, typically undertaken at low tide. In addition to the above, the survey also seeks to obtain Side Scan Sonar (SSS), alongside multibeam data, to detect the presence of potential Sabellaria reef in the offshore infrastructure area. This area has previously been surveyed and shown to comprise outcropping Coralline Crag, which supports Sabellaria formations, and as such the data should be of high enough quality to determine and detect potential reef areas. Cefas require two shallow water Multibeam Echosounder (MBES) bathymetric surveys to IHO Special Order (at a minimum) within the Greater Sizewell Bay (GSB) as below: 1. Spring Survey - Full extent (offshore) bank survey (MBES) undertaken in the Spring/Summer months; with data collection in nearshore AOI (MBES) and an offshore infrastructure area (MBES and SSS) to be prioritised first. 2. Nearshore Autumn survey (MBES only).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d860250f-7838-48a0-af5d-90bb4f8b86ce |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 May 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 11 Mar 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 May 2024 |
| Contract period | 6 May 2024 - 31 Dec 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £200,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £192,481 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CEFAS |
| Locality | LOWESTOFT |
| Post town | Norwich |
| Postcode | NR33 0HT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH6 Suffolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH63 East Suffolk |
| Local authority | East Suffolk |
| Electoral ward | Kirkley & Pakefield |
| Westminster constituency | Lowestoft |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GEOSIGHT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 34513550 - Survey vessels
- 79311000 - Survey services
- 79311200 - Survey conduction services

## Release History

- 14 May 2024 at 14:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d860250f-7838-48a0-af5d-90bb4f8b86ce

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d860250f-7838-48a0-af5d-90bb4f8b86ce
  14th May 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e8909533-5940-4dab-a254-2b6ee9049719
  CEFAS24-28 NNB Short Form Contract - Geosight - Complete_Redacted

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