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title: "Aerial Survey of Areas in the Southwest Celtic Sea for Seabird and Marine Mammal Species for the POSEIDON Project Created Page Actions List Notice: Aerial Survey Of Areas In The Southwest Celtic Sea F"
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# Aerial Survey of Areas in the Southwest Celtic Sea for Seabird and Marine Mammal Species for the POSEIDON Project Created Page Actions List Notice: Aerial Survey Of Areas In The Southwest Celtic Sea F

Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0395db

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## Summary

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) Network eTendering Portal has awarded a contract for the "Aerial Survey of Areas in the Southwest Celtic Sea for Seabird and Marine Mammal Species" to APEM Ltd. The procurement involved a limited procurement method under the Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract, valued at £335,093.82 GBP, was signed on 9th January 2023. The tender aimed to conduct high-precision digital aerial surveys in specific seasonal periods and produce associated reports and data in the defined areas of the Southwest Celtic Sea.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses specialising in aircraft operating services, especially those experienced in digital aerial surveys of wildlife and environmental data processing. The contract requires technical and commercial expertise in identifying seabirds and marine mammals, data processing to meet specific standards, and creating GIS layers and related documentation. Companies with a focus on environmental protection and research and development in marine ecosystems would be well-suited to compete in this tender due to its nature and scope.

## Notice

There are four core objectives for this contract. These are to: a) Conduct four, seasonal, high precision digital aerial surveys of the red outlined study area in the southwest Celtic Sea. Survey data are to be collected using digital video or still imagery at a minimum of 1.5 cm Ground Surface Distance (GSD) to confidently capture and identify to the lowest taxonomic level possible all birds (in flight and on the water) and marine mammals within the surveyed area. Seasons are defined as: 1) December 2022 2) January - March 2023 3) April - June 2023, and 4) July - September 2023. Whilst we recognise the challenges of surveying large areas to prescriptive timetables, we would suggest contractors aim for the middle month of survey seasons where practical, and limit as far as possible the total time required to survey the study area within a season. Where surveys have to take place at the beginning or end of seasons, Natural England would appreciate discussions to ensure seasons are separated to an acceptable degree. b) process imagery to identify all birds, marine mammals, and other objects of interest captured to the lowest taxonomic level possible; c) Quality Assure results so that pre-agreed data standards are met (e.g. to meet MEDIN standards, JCDP data standards for archival in marine data repositories such as the Marine Data Exchange); d) produce ArcGIS layers, associated metadata, accompanying .csv files, etc. and four brief reports (one for each of the survey seasons) detailing survey effort and observations for each individual survey within pre-agreed timeframes, likely to be within 6 - 8 weeks of data collection. Files provided should quantify locations, dates and times of surveys in a clearly communicated coordinate system and/or projection, regardless of whether animals were sighted or not.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Digital Aerial Survey of Seabirds and Marine Mammal species.

### Procurement Information

This is a call-off from a framework agreement, 'Digital Aerial Surveys for Seabirds and Marine Mammals in English and Welsh Waters'.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000514-2023 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Jan 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Jan 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £335,093 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL |
| 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 | APEM |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 60445000 - Aircraft operating services
- 73300000 - Design and execution of research and development

## Release History

- 9 Jan 2023 at 12:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000514-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs

## Provenance

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