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title: "RDE058 - Pilot study conducting IUCN red list assessment or marine fish species"
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# RDE058 - Pilot study conducting IUCN red list assessment or marine fish species

Buyer: NATURAL ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5b393178-d471-468a-afe4-41c560c56b26

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## Summary

Natural England has awarded a contract to Mott Macdonald for the project titled "RDE058 - Pilot study conducting IUCN red list assessment for marine fish species". The procurement falls under the services category with a focus on research and development consultancy services. The contract, valued at £18,525, involves a selective procurement method and entails calling off from a framework agreement. The tender period ended on September 14, 2023, with the contract set to run from September 15, 2023, to January 20, 2024. The procurement authority is based in London, UK.

This opportunity can be particularly relevant for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating in the research and development consultancy services sector. Businesses with expertise in marine biology, conservation, and environmental assessments are well-suited to compete for this tender. The contract presents a chance for companies to engage in red list assessments for marine fish species, contributing to biodiversity conservation efforts and supporting sustainable fisheries works. Interested parties should note the specific objectives outlined in the tender requirements to ensure alignment with the project scope defined by Natural England.

## Notice

There are a number of ways that Natural England (NE) could both benefit from and utilize this work for; IUCN red list assessments are one of the 25 Year Environment Plan (25YEP) indicators under D5 (Conservation status of our native species), potentially feed into sustainable fisheries works (specifically feed into the fisheries ecosystem assessments), act as proxy assessments for non-pressured stocks, help inform Good Environmental Status (GES) assessments, determine species in need of fisheries management plans as well as aid prioritizing targeted species recovery spend. It is hoped that future work pertaining to regular assessments can be undertaken by contractors. To this end, specific objective hoped to be realized through this work are to:- - Gather and clean data for a selection of GB marine fish species, identify data gaps for species; determine its usefulness for conducting red list assessments in accordance with IUCN red listing methodologies and approaches. - Apply this data by drafting national level IUCN red list assessments for a subset of species from a particular taxa. This contract was awarded by Natural England.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1d50bb04-777a-46e9-8c53-cc3eda7280ed |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Nov 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Sep 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Sep 2023 |
| Contract period | 14 Sep 2023 - 20 Jan 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £18,525 |
| 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 | NATURAL ENGLAND |
| 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 | MOTT MACDONALD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

## Release History

- 9 Nov 2023 at 18:03 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1d50bb04-777a-46e9-8c53-cc3eda7280ed

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1d50bb04-777a-46e9-8c53-cc3eda7280ed
  9th November 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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