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title: "CEFAS22-129 Contract for Marine Underwater Imagery Analysis for Fulmar MCZ"
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# CEFAS22-129 Contract for Marine Underwater Imagery Analysis for Fulmar MCZ

Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-cf5e502c-df0f-4b46-9e81-b5d61a3ecbed

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## Summary

The Defra Network eTendering Portal has awarded a contract to Envision Marine Ltd. for the project titled "CEFAS22-129 Contract for Marine Underwater Imagery Analysis for Fulmar MCZ". The project involves analysing seabed imagery collected from Fulmar MCZ in 2021, following specific protocols and guidelines. The contract value is GBP 32,625, and the contract period runs from 1st November 2022 to 10th March 2023.

This opportunity is suitable for businesses providing analysis services, especially those experienced in marine imagery analysis. The tender is open under the "Open procedure (below threshold)" procurement method. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are encouraged to participate. The project location includes various regions such as British Oversea Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man, and the United Kingdom, offering a broad geographical scope for potential bidders.

## Notice

Cefas wishes to commission a contract to undertake the analysis of seabed imagery (still images and video) collected from Fulmar MCZ in 2021. - Analysis will be undertaken as set out in imagery specification provided for this work ('Imagery Spec', included as part of the tender package) and adhering to the NMBAQC Epibiota interpretation guidelines (Turner et al, 2016). - The online annotation software BIIGLE will be used to annotate video and still images as described in the analysis specification. - Video tows are to be segmented into areas of continuous broadscale seabed habitat type greater than or equal to 5m along transect distance. Sea-pen and burrowing megafauna analysis transects will be additionally analysed using frames taken from the video. - A minimum of 10% of the videos and stills should be re-analysed for QA purposes by the contractor and reported on. - An external QA (10% reanalysis) will be undertaken in advance of final data delivery. Following award of the contract, and dependent on the evaluation scores they achieved, unsuccessful bidders may be invited to undertake the independent external QA aspects of this project. Please indicate in your tender if you wish to be considered for this work. - Any deviation from this methodology should be approved in writing by the Cefas project officer. - The successful tenderer will produce an analysis report. - Substrate and taxonomic image reference collections are required - A start-up meeting will be held with the winning tenderer within a week of the contract being awarded. During the start-up meeting Cefas will provide guidance on use of BIIGLE in MPA projects if needed.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5ca02088-92d9-4dd0-89a0-1b36e41012e6 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Nov 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Oct 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Nov 2022 |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2022 - 10 Mar 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £32,625 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £32,625 |
| 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 | DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL |
| Locality | LOWESTOFT |
| Post town | Norwich |
| Postcode | NR33 0HT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH6 Suffolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH63 East Suffolk |
| Local authority | East Suffolk |
| Electoral ward | Kirkley & Pakefield |
| Westminster constituency | Lowestoft |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ENVISION MARINE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 71620000 - Analysis services
- 79311300 - Survey analysis services

## Release History

- 2 Nov 2022 at 10:52 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5ca02088-92d9-4dd0-89a0-1b36e41012e6

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5ca02088-92d9-4dd0-89a0-1b36e41012e6
  2nd November 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/72b95f51-b9e7-408a-9b1e-3c347f57861f
  n/a

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cefas.co.uk

## Provenance

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