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title: "Guidance for when undertaking noise impact assessments when using explosives in the marine environment"
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# Guidance for when undertaking noise impact assessments when using explosives in the marine environment

Buyer: JNCC SUPPORT CO  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-633c1338-8395-4bc3-ab6f-dcee781445ca

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## Summary

The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) is currently in the tender stage for the procurement titled "Guidance for when undertaking noise impact assessments when using explosives in the marine environment". The tender seeks to develop guidance for marine industries in the UK that plan to use explosives, including for clearing unexploded ordnance, in the marine environment. The industry category is Environmental Services (CPV code: 90700000). Key dates include a recently extended bid submission deadline of 16:00 on Monday, 30 September 2024. The contract is scheduled to start on 7 October 2024 and end on 28 February 2025. The budget for this project is £60,000, including VAT, and the procurement method is an open procedure, suitable for SMEs.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in environmental consultancy, acoustic studies, and marine impact assessments. Ideal contenders will likely have expertise in underwater noise risk assessments, sound propagation, and marine biology, specifically pertaining to the impact of explosive noise on marine life. Securing this contract could enhance a company's portfolio, provide financial growth, and establish a role in an essential environmental initiative led by a reputable government-supported entity like JNCC. Interested businesses should ensure compliance with the submission requirements, including the conflict of interest form and acceptance of terms and conditions noted in the ITT.

## Notice

To develop and produce guidance for marine industries in the UK that plan to use explosives (including for clearing unexploded ordnance) in the marine environment. This will cover (as a minimum): an introduction with purpose of guidance, when a noise assessment is required and the relevant consenting processes; what is required in terms of describing the activity and characteristics of the sound sources; describing species sensitivities, justifying the use of appropriate source and propagation models, recommending the parameters to be used in noise modelling (e.g. environmental) and sound exposure estimates, auditory injury criteria and metrics, and how best to present the results; as well as the information that should be captured (by the operator) once the activity is underway. To meet the overall aim of this project (Section 2), the objectives are to provide: 1. Review key publications relating to underwater noise risk assessments of explosive noise (e.g. source characterisation, sound propagation, sound exposure modelling and criteria) summarising new findings as well as recommended methods for improving noise risk assessments of the risk of injury to marine mammals and fish from explosive noise 2. Based on the outputs of Objective 1, develop detailed UK guidance for assessing the risk of injury to marine mammals and fish posed by explosive noise. 3. Provide a protocol for sound field verification, that can be employed during the operations to verify the conclusions in the noise risk assessments. This also needs to consider the findings from the review under Objective 1. 4. Discussion of potential further improvements to noise risk assessments that may be possible to implement in explosive use assessments in the short to medium term. Available budget The total value of this project is PS60,000 (GBP) including VAT If interested in this project potential bidders are invited to download the following documents and complete the conflict of interest form and the acceptance form of our terms and conditions attached to the invitation to tender letter (ITT). Additional information: The tender deadline for bid submissions has been extended from 16:00 hours on Monday 23 September 2024 to 16:00 hours on Monday 30 September 2024. **Bid submissions **Please use V2 tender Zip pack, the documents within the zip have been updated to reflect this change.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5f673137-f8fc-48c1-a1e7-3a68cf9ac846 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Sep 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Sep 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 6 Oct 2024 - 28 Feb 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £60,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | JNCC SUPPORT CO |
| Locality | PETERBOROUGH |
| Post town | Peterborough |
| Postcode | PE2 8YY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH41 Peterborough |
| Local authority | Peterborough |
| Electoral ward | Fletton and Stanground |
| Westminster constituency | North West Cambridgeshire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90700000 - Environmental services

## Release History

- 24 Sep 2024 at 13:59 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5f673137-f8fc-48c1-a1e7-3a68cf9ac846
- 12 Sep 2024 at 15:51 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5f673137-f8fc-48c1-a1e7-3a68cf9ac846
- 5 Sep 2024 at 09:21 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5f673137-f8fc-48c1-a1e7-3a68cf9ac846
- 2 Sep 2024 at 16:13 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5f673137-f8fc-48c1-a1e7-3a68cf9ac846

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5f673137-f8fc-48c1-a1e7-3a68cf9ac846
  24th September 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f065ecf4-e083-447a-9a1d-ae089fd8213c
- https://jncc.gov.uk/about-jncc/corporate-information/procurement/
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7cfe3fe4-5621-469a-985d-cff9872456b3
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e384f3d9-ac2d-400a-b5e2-fea084242e84
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/99fc1083-d300-4d33-9ad2-923c0ccacd18
  v2 questions and answers log
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/41cdcace-a96c-4e24-9e1e-dcdf2dbbf768
  V3 Questions and Answers Log

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