--- title: "CEFAS23-29 OWEC POSEIDON - LOT 4 (Southwest)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-df62adfe-3b85-4f03-aef6-8b562f5ce627" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-df62adfe-3b85-4f03-aef6-8b562f5ce627" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-df62adfe-3b85-4f03-aef6-8b562f5ce627.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-df62adfe-3b85-4f03-aef6-8b562f5ce627.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "CEFAS" published: "2023-02-20" --- # CEFAS23-29 OWEC POSEIDON - LOT 4 (Southwest) Buyer: CEFAS Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-df62adfe-3b85-4f03-aef6-8b562f5ce627 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-df62adfe-3b85-4f03-aef6-8b562f5ce627) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-df62adfe-3b85-4f03-aef6-8b562f5ce627.json) ## Summary The procurement process led by Natural England, funded by the Crown Estate, titled "CEFAS23-29 OWEC POSEIDON - LOT 4 (Southwest)", involves marine survey services. The organization inviting tenders is Cefas, with the procurement method being an open procedure above the threshold. The contract value is £340,000, with a tender period ending on March 23, 2023. The contract duration is from April 17, 2023, to July 31, 2024, in the South West region of the United Kingdom. This tender opportunity for marine survey services with Cefas in the South West region provides a chance for businesses, particularly in the marine sector, to participate. SMEs are well-suited for this opportunity. The project aims to inform offshore wind planning with a focus on minimising environmental impacts, making it ideal for businesses involved in marine survey services. Potential bidders should consider the project's aim of sustainable offshore wind expansion, focusing on environmental risk assessment and mitigation. ## Notice POSEIDON (Planning Offshore Wind Strategic Environmental Impact DecisiONs) is a Crown Estate-funded project (Offshore Wind Evidence & Change program (OWEC)) led by Natural England. The aim of the project is to provide tools to inform offshore wind planning, to minimise impacts on the natural environment through avoidance and early awareness of likely mitigation / compensation needs, allowing sustainable expansion of offshore wind. This will be achieved through the collection of strategic environmental baseline data and updated spatial models for key species (receptors), assemblages, and a suite of ecological metrics (diversity, functional traits). These will be used to identify regions that are most vulnerable to offshore wind impact and mapping of the environmental risk to help guide future offshore wind development rounds and to feed into wider marine planning. Some evidence on species and habitat distribution and abundance exists, but often it is disparate, patchy and difficult to incorporate. POSEIDON aims to create a revised system which describes environmental risk across England and Wales, that can be applied to offshore wind (and other marine sector) planning. It is the intention of the project that this will become integrated with marine plans and help offshore wind decisions to comprehensively factor in risks to consent and risks to the environment. It will also help inform plan-level requirements for mitigation and compensation which can then be built into development project designs (and budgets) at the outset, as well as providing the template for future data collection at regional scale to support (and, potentially, speed up) planning and impact assessment. Work to date under the project has identified spatial gaps in benthic data within the territorial waters of England, Wales and the Isle of Man. In consequence, a number of sample locations ('stations' hereafter; Figure 1) have been identified for sampling under POSEIDON. The 1,022 stations have been categorised into 5 Lots upon which all subsequent sample acquisition will be managed. This tender invitation is for the 195 stations in Lot 4 (South West) only. This procurement is for: Lot 4 - Southwest Note that Lot 1 (North Sea) and Lot 2 (Irish Sea) of this POSEIDON project were tendered and awarded earlier in 2022 and Lot 3 (Celtic Sea) and Lot 5 (English Channel) were tendered earlier in 2023 and are currently in the process of being awarded. To view this opportunity please go to https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome You will need to log in or create a new supplier account. The opportunity can then be found by searching 'C15964 CEFAS23-29 OWEC POSEIDON - LOT 4 (Southwest)' via the Find Opportunities function. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/22b332c0-8ecd-4644-a3a1-47ed6c7e866b | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 20 Feb 2023 | | Submission deadline | 23 Mar 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 16 Apr 2023 - 31 Jul 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £340,000 | | 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 | CEFAS | | 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 | TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 71354500 - Marine survey services ## Release History - 20 Feb 2023 at 15:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/22b332c0-8ecd-4644-a3a1-47ed6c7e866b - 20 Feb 2023 at 15:22 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9e673698-1ba3-4035-9afc-b5706f77681f ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/22b332c0-8ecd-4644-a3a1-47ed6c7e866b 20th February 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9e673698-1ba3-4035-9afc-b5706f77681f 20th February 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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