--- title: "Quantifying the potential contribution of saltmarshes and kelp farming to mitigating nutrient pollution in Norfolk." ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-71567db4-3422-4a62-9e7a-d7ec5fc23135" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-71567db4-3422-4a62-9e7a-d7ec5fc23135" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-71567db4-3422-4a62-9e7a-d7ec5fc23135.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-71567db4-3422-4a62-9e7a-d7ec5fc23135.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "WWF-UK (WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE) TRADING LIMITED" published: "2023-02-10" --- # Quantifying the potential contribution of saltmarshes and kelp farming to mitigating nutrient pollution in Norfolk. Buyer: WWF-UK (WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE) TRADING LIMITED Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-71567db4-3422-4a62-9e7a-d7ec5fc23135 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-71567db4-3422-4a62-9e7a-d7ec5fc23135) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-71567db4-3422-4a62-9e7a-d7ec5fc23135.json) ## Summary The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-UK) is inviting tenders for the project titled "Quantifying the potential contribution of saltmarshes and kelp farming to mitigating nutrient pollution in Norfolk." This research and experimental development services tender falls under the main procurement category of services and has a value of £45,000. The procurement method is an open procedure with a minimum value of £30,000. The tender period ends on 1st March 2023, while the contract period runs from 14th March 2023 to 14th June 2023. The buying organisation is WWF-UK (World Wide Fund for Nature) Trading Limited, with the project expected to be carried out in the United Kingdom. This tender opportunity is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations. Businesses with expertise in research and development services, consultancy services, and design and execution of research and development are well-suited to compete. The project aims to enhance understanding of nitrogen and phosphorous pollution in Norfolk, with a focus on the sequestration potential of saltmarshes and potential kelp farms. Successful bidders will need to deliver calculations, maps, and infographics illustrating nutrient flows and mitigation potential. WWF-UK seeks a high-standard report in line with their publication style, which may lead to further business opportunities and growth for successful bidders. ## Notice Please read Terms of Reference word doc for full information. Research questions and needs 1. Characterisation of nitrogen and phosphorous sources across Norfolk catchments, including mapped nutrient flows and sinks across the ecosystem from catchment to coast where possible. 2. A literature review of nitrogen and phosphorous assimilation by seaweed, including native species cultivated in the UK, and uptake by saltmarsh, indicating management actions that may influence these rates particularly how this would change if initial nutrient inputs were cut by 50%. 3. High level calculations of volume of seaweed that could be produced from the volume of nitrogen (and phosphorous if possible) produced on land and reaching the coast based on growth per unit of N; how much of this nitrogen (and phosphorous if possible) could realistically be removed by common UK farmed species (based on N and P uptake per Ha of seaweed); including how this would change if initial nutrient inputs were reduced by 50% 4. The mitigation potential of saltmarsh based on current extent estimates, and following managed realignment across potential restoration sites in the region. 5. A closing chapter which discusses: a. The use of Norfolk seaweed in a circular agriculture system where seaweed fertiliser substitutes some chemical fertiliser and how this would affect the whole nutrient picture in Norfolk. b. The extent to which the situation in Norfolk is generalisable to other parts of the UK c. The extent to which future nitrogen flows could affect and be affected by use of seaweed production as fertiliser and restoration of saltmarsh, linking this to the need for overall nitrogen inputs to be reduced in future d. Recommendations for future work, for example increased data collection, recommendations for agriculture, water treatment companies. Deliverables The main outcome is enhanced understanding of nitrogen and phosphorous pollution from human activity in Norfolk and the sequestration potential of these nutrients by Norfolk saltmarsh and potential kelp farms. This would be in the form of calculations, maps and infographics of nitrogen and phosphorous flow from source to sea with accompanying dialogue and discussion of the value of saltmarsh and seaweed farms in Norfolk as a tool for nitrogen pollution reduction and mitigation. The work should be provided to WWF in report form, written in-keeping with the style and tone of other WWF publications. The work should be completed to a high standard so that WWF can publish it externally. Graphic design of the report and supporting infographics in line with WWF branding style should be included and budgeted into proposals, including cost of using stock photography. We reserve the right to keep the report internal only if it does not meet our needs and/or expectations. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/26bf4b0a-3366-4245-9c7f-fbad9d6a6077 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 10 Feb 2023 | | Submission deadline | 1 Mar 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 14 Mar 2023 - 14 Jun 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £45,000 | | 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 | WWF-UK (WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE) TRADING LIMITED | | Locality | WOKING | | Post town | Guildford | | Postcode | GU21 4LL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex | | ITL 3 | TLJ25 West Surrey | | Local authority | Woking | | Electoral ward | Horsell | | Westminster constituency | Woking | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73100000 - Research and experimental development services - 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services - 73300000 - Design and execution of research and development ## Release History - 10 Feb 2023 at 09:09 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/26bf4b0a-3366-4245-9c7f-fbad9d6a6077 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/26bf4b0a-3366-4245-9c7f-fbad9d6a6077 10th February 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/fd3708b6-942d-48e8-a818-1f7920c910ca - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/457ffbda-540c-43b0-aed8-f739e749ba7b - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ca1f8d3b-b201-4490-a658-1505ab045356 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/45c199ca-c534-4778-b2e0-3f3a9941898e - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d1ff0434-645c-4782-a038-53bf9b00d985 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/39087fa3-b934-442b-ae32-f36cba27db98 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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