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title: "Understanding the impact of marine mammal bycatch"
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# Understanding the impact of marine mammal bycatch

Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-396869a9-ce0d-4383-be8a-d311c0da321e

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## Summary

The procurement process, titled "Understanding the impact of marine mammal bycatch," has been conducted by the Defra Network eTendering Portal, primarily focusing on marine research services. The award process is now complete, with a contract value of £100,000 set for the period between 1st February 2017 and 31st March 2017. This tender is part of a limited procurement method involving the award of a contract without prior publication of a contract notice. The relevant industries include marine services, monitoring and control services, and marine-base support services, with opportunities expected to extend across various locations including the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Europe.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses engaged in marine research and environmental monitoring. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary and community sector enterprises (VCSEs) would be well-placed to compete for this contract, as it specifically encourages participation from these sectors. Companies with expertise in conservation, sustainable fisheries practices, or marine ecology should consider registering on the Bravo portal to access the necessary documents and apply, thus enabling them to leverage their skills in addressing significant environmental challenges.

## Notice

Marine mammal populations are well known to be impacted by accidental entrapment in fishing gear through much of the world Reeves et al 2013, and within the UK as elsewhere accidental capture in fisheries is the primary conservation issue for this species group overall. The UK has international obligations to monitor and where necessary to mitigate bycatch, stemming from agreements under the Bonn Convention on Highly Migratory Species and through the International Whaling Commission. Under the Aichi targets of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Target 6 under Strategic Goal B is to ensure that fisheries have no significant adverse impacts on threatened species and vulnerable ecosystems and the impacts of fisheries on stocks, species and ecosystems are within safe ecological limits. There are also binding obligations under the EU Habitats Directive to monitor bycatch and address conservation concerns, while the Marine Strategy Framework Directive requires member states to ensure good environmental status GES, and the UK sees continued bycatch monitoring and mitigation as key to ensuring GES is maintained Marine Strategy Part Three: UK Programme of Measures December 2015. The UK has been in the forefront of international efforts to ensure fishery impacts on marine mammals are understood and addressed Additional information: Please note that Defra procurement uses e-tendering, provided by Bravosolutions. In order to access the Bravo system you will need to be registered. Could I therefore request that you register on the Bravo portal for Defra. If you're already registered on the Bravo portal please check that your registration includes Defra, as you have to specify us in order to correctly receive the tender documents. If you have any problems with the registration process, please contact the Bravo helpline on 0800 368 4850 or alternatively email them at help@bravosolution.co.uk. The link you require for new registration/amendments to registrations is - https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b6871c71-4857-4a2f-9f59-18217c059d30 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award of contract without prior publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Apr 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Jan 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Mar 2017 |
| Contract period | 1 Feb 2017 - 31 Mar 2017 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £100,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £100,000 |
| 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 | DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL |
| Locality | LONDON, |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3JR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 71700000 - Monitoring and control services
- 73112000 - Marine research services
- 98360000 - Marine services
- 98362100 - Marine-base support services

## Release History

- 3 Apr 2017 at 07:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b6871c71-4857-4a2f-9f59-18217c059d30

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b6871c71-4857-4a2f-9f59-18217c059d30
  3rd April 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk

## Provenance

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