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title: "RDE588 Annual saltmarsh nutrient survey 2024-2025"
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# RDE588 Annual saltmarsh nutrient survey 2024-2025

Buyer: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-90803a22-c4de-4c81-934e-9bc9625e28b9

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## Summary

The Environment Agency has awarded a contract for the "RDE588 Annual saltmarsh nutrient survey 2024-2025" project to UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH). The project falls under the Research and development consultancy services category with a total contract value of £114,933.99. The procurement method used was selective, calling off from a framework agreement. The tender period ended on June 24, 2024, with the contract starting on July 1, 2024, and ending on March 31, 2025.

This public procurement opportunity for the saltmarsh nutrient survey project can benefit businesses involved in research and development consultancy services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organizations suitable for this tender can compete for the contract with the Environment Agency. The project offers an opportunity to contribute to the marine Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment Programme, helping to improve ecosystem services in estuarine and coastal habitats.

## Notice

As part of Year 3 of the marine Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment Programme (mNCEA), the Environment Agency are running a project called the Land-Sea Interface (LSI), which aims to improve the evidence of ecosystem services in key estuarine and coastal habitats, such as saltmarsh, seagrass and shellfish beds. This project aims to build on the work that was complete last year (2023-2024), which developed a method, in partnership with the University of Bangor, to measure saltmarsh denitrification rates. This year's project will provide more evidence to help us understand the rate nitrogen (N) is removed from the water column and sediment by saltmarsh habitats through denitrification. Specifically, we want this study to show to measure any temporal change and to investigate how seasonality influences saltmarsh ability to process nutrients. The deliverables of this project (and of the 2023-24 one) will be used to fill evidence gaps in the updated Combined Phytoplankton-Macroalgae (CPM) model and improve our natural capital assessments of natural and restored saltmarsh habitats. It was recommended by Cefas that the CPM model would benefit from seasonal data on saltmarshes, to understand how seasonal changes influence the ability of a marsh to process nutrients.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e4e6f045-e0f3-4411-8c86-9d7616fafb82 |
| 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, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Jul 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Jun 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Jul 2024 |
| Contract period | 30 Jun 2024 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £114,933 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £114,933 |
| 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 | ENVIRONMENT AGENCY |
| 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 | UK CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY & HYDROLOGY (UKCEH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

## Release History

- 15 Jul 2024 at 08:39 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e4e6f045-e0f3-4411-8c86-9d7616fafb82

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e4e6f045-e0f3-4411-8c86-9d7616fafb82
  15th July 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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