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title: "CEFAS23-41 Contract for WAMMS Support"
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# CEFAS23-41 Contract for WAMMS Support

Buyer: CEFAS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-58ac14c2-9f8b-4739-a108-0632ef47b068

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## Summary

The buying organisation, Cefas, has awarded a contract for the "CEFAS23-41 Contract for WAMMS Support" project to Bangor University. The procurement is for survey services related to acoustic marine mammal monitoring in Wales. The contract value is £99,922.09 GBP, and the contract period runs from 1st February 2023 to 31st March 2025. The procurement method used was a direct single tender action. The tender closed on 31st January 2023.

This tender presents growth opportunities for businesses with expertise in survey services, specifically in noise-measuring equipment and marine mammal monitoring. SMEs and VCSEs are particularly suitable for this contract. Businesses interested in deploying acoustic equipment in marine protected areas to measure underwater noise and cetacean activity will find this opportunity relevant to their expertise.

## Notice

The Welsh Acoustic Marine Mammal Survey (WAMMS) project has been commissioned to build an understanding of acoustic measurements within a newly appoint protected area in order to understand the current impacts to marine life. Sites chosen for the deployment of equipment are in areas that currently do not have a significant amount of acoustic data tied to them. The study aims to develop a robust and effective method to measure underwater noise and cetacean acoustic activity in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in Wales. Cefas require the Supplier to deploy acoustic equipment at designated monitoring locations within a newly appointed protected area, the Supplier will deploy, service/maintain, and recover the equipment as well as collate raw data from the sites. This pilot study will focus on the North Anglesey Marine Special Area of Conservation (SAC), designed for harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena). Workstream 1 will define a method for measuring underwater noise and cetacean distribution using Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) and test data collection over an 18-month period. Lessons learnt from this pilot will feed into workstream 2 which will develop an approach for the long-term monitoring of underwater noise and cetaceans across all relevant MPAs in Wales. The Supplier will be expected to bring existing experience of collecting PAM data in this region, by 1) deployment and maintenance of instrumentation in the field and 2) data processing and analysis of cetacean vocalisations. This will include data downloads, storage, processing, species classification and descriptive statistics of findings that will be presented in a technical report.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dd16336a-2146-4ad4-bdde-dc416b9b3c28 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Mar 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 31 Jan 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Mar 2023 |
| Contract period | 1 Feb 2023 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £99,922 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £99,922 |
| 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 | TLL Wales |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BANGOR UNIVERSITY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 38434300 - Noise-measuring equipment
- 79311000 - Survey services

## Release History

- 30 Mar 2023 at 11:52 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dd16336a-2146-4ad4-bdde-dc416b9b3c28

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dd16336a-2146-4ad4-bdde-dc416b9b3c28
  30th March 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1b2d391d-2dc5-47b7-a758-86ddbf1e5c8a
  CEFAS23-41 Short_Form_Contract - Complete_Redacted

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