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title: "RDE413 Underwater Noise Management in Highly Protected Marine Areas"
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# RDE413 Underwater Noise Management in Highly Protected Marine Areas

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a77a0cd4-f055-492b-9e02-c85d98c03215

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## Summary

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has awarded a contract for the project titled "RDE413 Underwater Noise Management in Highly Protected Marine Areas" to Howell Marine Consulting. The procurement method used was selective, with a tender period ending on 25th March 2024 and a contract period spanning from 1st April 2024 to 30th September 2024. The value of the contract is £49,846.50, and the main procurement category is services.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in research and development consultancy services to participate. The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs is the buying organisation, and the contract aims to address underwater noise management in highly protected marine areas. Small and medium-sized enterprises as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations are deemed suitable to compete for this tender, which was initiated as part of a competitive process involving a framework agreement call-off.

## Notice

The project We are seeking to commission work with the following aim and requirements. Aim: * Review and recommend underwater noise management and monitoring to prevent damaging levels of underwater noise in 3 HPMAs (Allonby Bay, North East of Farnes Deep and Dolphin Head). * Advise how the outputs and recommendations of this project can be applied to inform management and monitoring of future HPMA sites. For the purposes of this work 'damaging levels' should be interpreted as levels of noise that are not compatible with meeting the HPMAs' conservation objective. Scope The work will cover both continuous and impulsive noise from commercial and recreational activities. It will focus on the three current HPMAs, while considering application of outputs to potential future sites. It will focus on the species present within the three HPMAs, and those which transit/migrate through the site. It will consider activities both inside and outside the sites that have the potential to impact on the sites' conservation objectives. The full range of

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/59b4d89a-80cb-44eb-a66b-2efd26e77a5d |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Jul 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Mar 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Mar 2024 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2024 - 30 Sep 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £49,846 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £49,846 |
| 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 | DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS |
| 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 | HOWELL MARINE CONSULTING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

## Release History

- 16 Jul 2024 at 13:38 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/59b4d89a-80cb-44eb-a66b-2efd26e77a5d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/59b4d89a-80cb-44eb-a66b-2efd26e77a5d
  16th July 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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