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title: "CFEAS22-101 Contract for the provision of pilot surveys using Remote Piloted Aircraft (RPA) of beach locations in Belize"
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# CFEAS22-101 Contract for the provision of pilot surveys using Remote Piloted Aircraft (RPA) of beach locations in Belize

Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e048bbef-148d-40f5-8bad-85fd07e0013f

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## Summary

The Defra Network eTendering Portal, operated by the UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), has awarded a contract for the provision of pilot surveys using Remote Piloted Aircraft (RPA) of beach locations in Belize. The procurement falls under the services category with a contract value of £20,711 in GBP. The procurement method used was direct, specifically a single tender action (below threshold). The contract period is from February 1, 2023, to January 31, 2024, and the tender period ended on January 1, 2023, at 12:00:00 UTC.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses experienced in high-resolution Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) imagery collection to participate. Businesses with expertise in gathering detailed environmental data in coastal and beach settings, particularly in Belize, would be well-suited to compete. The award was granted to the Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute based in Belize City, Belize. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are considered suitable for this contract, offering them a chance to contribute to marine environmental monitoring efforts within the Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP).

## Notice

The Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP) was announced in 2021 as a key bilateral aid programme under the Blue Planet Fund. The UK is working in partnership with Belize and at least five other countries to deliver marine science technical assistance across the 3 core themes of marine pollution, biodiversity loss and supporting sustainable seafood. A flagship of the OCPP science and innovation is the cross-country Artificial Intelligence (AI) Environmental Monitoring work package. This work package supports partner countries with developing automated data collection, analysis and reporting on marine pollution to reduce costs and increase efficiencies of increased demands to monitor the marine environment. Cefas is leading the development of an innovative end-to-end machine learning solution to automate the process of monitoring, analysing and reporting marine litter. The tool will support streamlining of decision making for action and policy decision through bespoke automated reporting. Cefas will partner with host nations to co-develop and apply the tool in the host nation. At the core of the project is knowledge and expertise transfer to develop capacity for the long-term sustainable application of tools and methods. To support the outputs, Cefas wishes to work with experienced stakeholders and organisations in Belize and are looking for an organisation with extensive knowledge and experience in gathering high resolution Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA - hence forward referred to as a "drone(s)") imagery of coastal and beach environments in Belize at a quality that will be sufficient to clearly identify a cigarette butt in raw imagery.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/54ecb301-581f-4ce9-997b-3c108b8b914b |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Jan 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Jan 2023 |
| Contract period | 1 Feb 2023 - 31 Jan 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £20,711 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £20,711 |
| 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 | COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY AND INSTITUTE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71355000 - Surveying services

## Release History

- 1 Feb 2023 at 09:54 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/54ecb301-581f-4ce9-997b-3c108b8b914b

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/54ecb301-581f-4ce9-997b-3c108b8b914b
  1st February 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e479d435-e7ad-4386-a170-be89a8ac78d9
  n/a

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