---
title: "CEFAS23-165 Contract for services in support of the Coastal Health Shared Outcomes Fund Programme"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-044bf5"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-044bf5"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-044bf5.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-044bf5.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE"
published: "2024-03-22"
---

# CEFAS23-165 Contract for services in support of the Coastal Health Shared Outcomes Fund Programme

Buyer: CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-044bf5

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-044bf5)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-044bf5.json)

## Summary

The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) has recently completed the procurement process for the "CEFAS23-165 Contract for services in support of the Coastal Health Shared Outcomes Fund Programme". This contract falls under the services category and focuses on environmental services. The procurement method used was a limited Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract involves the provision of services to establish a coastal monitoring framework across the UK to respond effectively to adverse marine events and improve understanding of coastal ecosystem health.

This tender, awarded to The Association of Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities Ltd, offers opportunities for businesses specializing in environmental services. The key deadline for this contract was the signing date on September 30, 2023. By engaging in this tender, businesses with expertise in marine ecosystem monitoring, data analysis, and environmental protection can contribute to safeguarding marine ecosystems and coastal communities in the UK.

## Notice

Provision of services in support of the Coastal Health Shared Outcomes Fund Programme, which aims to determine a coastal monitoring framework Uk-wide.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The aim of the Coastal Health Shared Outcomes Fund Programme is to determine a minimum but sufficiently comprehensive ongoing coastal monitoring framework that can operate routinely and country-wide after the pilot programme period, resulting in the ability to:
1. Ensure government responds quickly, effectively, and robustly to adverse marine events (for example mass mortalities of marine animals and impacts of pollution and microbiological contamination effects on human health) to minimise ecological and economic damage, communicating in a consistent 'one government' manner to stakeholders.
2. Improve our understanding of the health of the coastal ecosystem to:
a)
Better predict adverse events and understand multi-factorial or gradual processes to proactively protect coastal communities.
b)
Put in place effective management and remediation measures to improve environmental quality to reduce the likelihood of adverse events to minimise the impact to coastal communities.
Achieving these objectives requires determination of which data types are necessary to better understand and predict adverse marine events, defining how these data should be collected, and how they should be analysed, curated, and made accessible. This necessitates mutual agreement of diverse government and non-government bodies and stakeholders, defining their respective roles, workflows, and how information and data are shared.
Requirement:
Under the Programme, The Association of IFCA has been selected to support delivery of core requirements.
A new cross-government approach, building on existing data and analytical capacities, is required to enable data driven assessment of coastal systems experiencing multiple pressures, and to enable effective and timely response by government. To address these issues, three key areas of transformative change are required:
1. Better awareness of the baseline data needed to understand and monitor the health status of marine ecosystems and the communities they comprise around the UK.
2. Determine which organisations should be involved in collecting the necessary data as part of an ongoing coastal monitoring framework (post-pilot project) and what methodologies should be used to collect, analyse, and use the data.
3. Establish a cross-government framework for responding to emergency events in a synergistic way to facilitate timely, accurate, robust, and balanced interpretation which limits and mitigates impacts to animals, humans, and the environment.

### Procurement Information

The Supplier holds unique data sets and technical knowledge and ability via the Inshore Fisheries Conservation Authorities of the UK, which is required in the completion of this Contract.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009458-2024 |
| 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 | 22 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Sep 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 | £420,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE |
| 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 | THE ASSOCIATION OF INSHORE FISHERIES AND CONSERVATION AUTHORITIES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90700000 - Environmental services

## Release History

- 22 Mar 2024 at 15:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009458-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.cefas.co.uk/
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-044bf5. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-044bf5.json.