--- title: "FeAST Requirements" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-7f5f5130-0e05-4c62-bcbb-8637def5f0a4" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7f5f5130-0e05-4c62-bcbb-8637def5f0a4" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7f5f5130-0e05-4c62-bcbb-8637def5f0a4.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7f5f5130-0e05-4c62-bcbb-8637def5f0a4.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "JNCC SUPPORT CO" published: "2022-01-05" --- # FeAST Requirements Buyer: JNCC SUPPORT CO Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7f5f5130-0e05-4c62-bcbb-8637def5f0a4 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7f5f5130-0e05-4c62-bcbb-8637def5f0a4) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7f5f5130-0e05-4c62-bcbb-8637def5f0a4.json) ## Summary The public procurement process is led by JNCC Support Co, soliciting bids for the "FeAST Requirements" project, which relates to the development and enhancement of the Feature Activity Sensitivity Tool (FeAST). This initiative falls under the software and information systems category, specifically focused on programming and consultancy services. The procurement is located in the East of England and is currently in the tender stage, with submissions due by 25 January 2022. The total budget allocated for this contract is £40,000, and the contract period is expected to commence from 11 February 2022 and conclude by 31 March 2022. This tender presents an opportunity for software development and consultancy firms, particularly those that are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), to expand their business capabilities by engaging in a public sector project. Companies that specialise in programming services, systems analysis, and technical consultancy would be well-suited to compete for this contract, leveraging their expertise to enhance critical tools for marine conservation efforts. Firms that demonstrate an understanding of environmental sensitivities and related technologies are encouraged to participate, ensuring that their solutions align with the overarching conservation goals. ## Notice The Feature Activity Sensitivity Tool (FeAST) is a tool used to collate information on feature sensitivities, pressures, activities, and the evidence on which this is based for Scottish features of conservation importance. The sensitivity data contained in the FeAST tool originally came from a 2010 project, MB0102, led by the Marine Biological Association (MBA). The data was subsequently modified to make sensitivity assessments more applicable to Scottish features and activities, and pressures were altered to be in line with OSPAR work. The tool is currently hosted on the Marine Scotland (MS) website and has been live since 2013. A new introductory FeAST home page was published by NatureScot to help explain ongoing work. It is possible through FeAST to search by either marine feature or activity. FeAST presents assessments of sensitivity of Scottish features of conservation importance to various pressures (e.g., siltation) and links these to marine activities that could be associated with these pressures. It assesses and combines assessments of tolerance and recovery to derive an overall sensitivity score. It does not consider the intensity, frequency or cumulative impacts from activities taking place at specific locations. Although there are other sensitivity tools a key distinction is that FeAST is the only tool that provides assessments at the wider feature level . The other tools assess sensitivity at a biotope level, i.e., a more detailed level in the habitat classification hierarchy. The aim in any redevelopment is to retain the current 'feature' level focus to help ensure its usability in the future; much of the legislation and policy focus is on lists of habitats and species at a feature level, such as Priority Marine Features (PMFs) that are marine nature conservation priorities in Scottish waters. It is also felt the tool is more accessible and user friendly, as features are usually referred to when discussing designated sites and casework, and this allows stakeholders to interrogate the tool without having an in-depth knowledge of biotopes. 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 project. If interested, you should download and carefully read the documents contained within the ITT zip file and supporting documents 01 and 02 to the FeAST requirement tender opportunity. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/605dac34-1e60-4124-80ff-03831301dfd8 | | 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 | 5 Jan 2022 | | Submission deadline | 25 Jan 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 11 Feb 2022 - 31 Mar 2022 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £40,000 | | 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 | 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 48000000 - Software package and information systems - 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services ## Release History - 5 Jan 2022 at 13:21 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/605dac34-1e60-4124-80ff-03831301dfd8 - 29 Nov 2021 at 15:54 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/605dac34-1e60-4124-80ff-03831301dfd8 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/605dac34-1e60-4124-80ff-03831301dfd8 5th January 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/da1fdb13-67b2-4234-a0a7-cc498ad7ae8a FeAST requirements ITT documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b64a95c6-ed61-461c-86bc-9cf021ca4b37 Support Documents-01 to the FeAST requirement tender - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/bacbcc57-9b35-4919-936d-6b33dc065f7f Supporting Documents 02 to the FeAST Requirement tender - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ab398e72-5f3b-4c72-917a-77fc29312403 ITT documents for FeAST Requirement January 2022 ## Notice URLs - http://www.jncc.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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