--- title: "Development of JNCC Marine Ecosystem Services Optimisation models" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-56aae870-12c3-48c3-8b06-19c10d461f2b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-56aae870-12c3-48c3-8b06-19c10d461f2b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-56aae870-12c3-48c3-8b06-19c10d461f2b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-56aae870-12c3-48c3-8b06-19c10d461f2b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "JNCC SUPPORT CO" published: "2019-01-31" --- # Development of JNCC Marine Ecosystem Services Optimisation models Buyer: JNCC SUPPORT CO Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-56aae870-12c3-48c3-8b06-19c10d461f2b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-56aae870-12c3-48c3-8b06-19c10d461f2b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-56aae870-12c3-48c3-8b06-19c10d461f2b.json) ## Summary The procurement process involves JNCC Support Co. as the buying organisation, seeking tenders for the "Development of JNCC Marine Ecosystem Services Optimisation models." This initiative falls under the environmental services industry category and is located in the East of England, United Kingdom. The procurement method used is an open procedure, and the tender period ended on 31 October 2018. The contract period for the awarded project is from 15 November 2018 to 15 March 2019, with a total project value of £110,000. This tender presents significant opportunities for organisations specialising in environmental consultancy, marine biology, or ecosystem services. Companies with expertise in modelling or assessing marine habitats and their ecosystem services would be particularly well-suited to participate. The results from this project will help inform sustainable management and conservation efforts, thus fostering potential business growth in the sector. ## Notice Growing interest in marine natural capital has highlighted the need to better understand the provision and flow of marine ecosystem services from marine benthic habitats. Knowledge of which organisms exist in a habitat, or the processes performed by those organisms, can be of economic, ecological and cultural value. The impact of extracting resources from the natural capital represented by marine habitats needs to be better understood to promote their sustainable management through conservation advice and protection. As a proof of concept, JNCC has developed four sublittoral sand models based on a Bayesian Belief Network (BBN) modelling approach to predict the probability that ecosystem services will increase or decrease under scenarios of anthropogenic pressures. These were created using VBA in Excel, and have been termed Marine Ecosystem Service Optimisation (MESO) models. The ecological functions, connectivity and flow of processes in each model are underpinned by a Conceptual Ecological Model (CEM) of sublittoral sand (Coates et al., 2016). Initial proof of concept involved estimating the relationships between the components of the CEM (i.e. BBN nodes) with anthropogenic pressures and ecosystem services. The suite of pressures that arise from oil and gas decommissioning were also estimated and then successfully tested under various stressor scenarios in the MESO model for sublittoral sand. The results showed the probable changes in the provision of ecosystem services as a result of these different scenarios of anthropogenic activities. The results will contribute to JNCC's recommendations for activities that predict the optimum provision of ecosystem services from sublittoral sand habitats. This project builds on these initial proof-of-concept MESO models for sublittoral sand habitats to improve confidence in the model relationships as well as increase the usability of the models. Additional information: You are invited by JNCC Support Co. (JNCC) to submit a tender for the supply of works or services required under the above named project. If interested, you should download and carefully read the documents contained in the zip file or by following the link address. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b5df2816-8fbf-45d4-a7b1-65576f95a408 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 31 Jan 2019 | | Submission deadline | 31 Oct 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 21 Nov 2018 | | Contract period | 22 Nov 2018 - 20 Mar 2019 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £110,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £93,744 | | 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 | JNCC SUPPORT CO | | Locality | PETERBOROUGH | | Post town | Peterborough | | Postcode | PE1 1JY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | | ITL 3 | TLH41 Peterborough | | Local authority | Peterborough | | Electoral ward | Central | | Westminster constituency | Peterborough | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM(THE | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 90700000 - Environmental services ## Release History - 31 Jan 2019 at 16:08 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b5df2816-8fbf-45d4-a7b1-65576f95a408 - 12 Oct 2018 at 11:58 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b0863905-31c1-4fd1-b848-05747c947e05 - 10 Oct 2018 at 14:01 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b0863905-31c1-4fd1-b848-05747c947e05 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b5df2816-8fbf-45d4-a7b1-65576f95a408 31st January 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b0863905-31c1-4fd1-b848-05747c947e05 12th October 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e07617e4-ad84-4437-b8f0-97e0ea40ff65 Development of JNCC Marine Ecosystem Services Optimisation models - http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-7664 ITT documents JNCC Marine Ecosystem Services ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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