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title: "RDE606 Understanding the State, Threats, and Management of Essential Fish Habita"
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# RDE606 Understanding the State, Threats, and Management of Essential Fish Habita

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f35d64eb-c223-4d9f-bde3-bdca36fad2ae

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## Summary

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has awarded a contract titled "RDE606 Understanding the State, Threats, and Management of Essential Fish Habitat" to the University of Plymouth. This contract falls under the industry category of Research and Development Consultancy Services (CPV 73200000). The procurement process has reached its Award stage, with the contract period spanning from 17th July 2024 to 4th October 2024. Key dates include the tender period ending on 8th July 2024 and the official contract award date being 17th July 2024. The project focuses on the Celtic Sea and Western Channel Pelagic Fisheries and encompasses various locations, including the UK, Europe, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, British Overseas Territories, and the Rest of the World.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in environmental consulting, fisheries management, and natural capital assessments. SMEs and VCSEs are particularly well-suited to compete, given the selective procurement method employed through a call-off from a framework agreement. Companies with expertise in ecosystem-based approaches to fisheries management, sustainable management of natural resources, and generating robust evidence bases for Essential Fish Habitats will find this tender highly relevant. The project aims to identify and manage critical habitats for various non-quota fish species, thereby supporting ecosystem services and improving fisheries management decisions.

## Notice

The Celtic Sea and Western Channel Pelagic Fisheries Management Plan (FMP) has been identified as the most promising FMP to take forward with a natural capital approach (NCA) under the marine Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment (mNCEA) programme. Following a scoping exercise to determine if applying natural capital approaches (NCA) to fisheries management would help deliver both an Ecosystem Based Approach to Fisheries Management (EBAFM), and a Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR) Approach. It was determined that taking an NCA would not only help to operationalise EBAFM and SMNR, but an NCA is also able to consider the wider implications to changes to marine natural assets, impacts across all beneficiaries, and impacts on the hidden additional benefits of nature to improve fisheries management decisions. In an additional synthesis of the current economic, environmental, and social evidence available for the Celtic Sea and Western Channel Pelagic fishery, it was identified that knowledge of how the natural capital habitat assets support the Celtic Sea and Western Channel Pelagic fishery (Essential Fish Habitat (EFH)) and also provide broader ecosystem services. It was considered essential to generate a robust evidence-base for EFH to take a NCA in developing this FMP. The purpose of this project is to identify the Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) for Herring, Pilchard (Non-Quota Species), Greater silver smelt, Horse mackerel and Anchovy (Non-Quota Species), to review the capacity of these habitats to provide ecosystem services, and highlight the risks of not managing these habitats appropriately.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7cd12ba8-2286-4980-96a4-87fce202c880 |
| 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 | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Jul 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 8 Jul 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Jul 2024 |
| Contract period | 16 Jul 2024 - 4 Oct 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £49,525 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £49,525 |
| 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 | UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

## Release History

- 24 Jul 2024 at 12:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7cd12ba8-2286-4980-96a4-87fce202c880

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7cd12ba8-2286-4980-96a4-87fce202c880
  24th July 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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