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title: "Seal Indicator Analysis"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05da28"
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buyer: "JNCC SUPPORT CO"
published: "2025-11-04"
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# Seal Indicator Analysis

Buyer: JNCC SUPPORT CO  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05da28

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## Summary

The recent procurement process, awarded under the title "Seal Indicator Analysis," involves JNCC SUPPORT CO, a central government public authority based in Peterborough. This project focuses on the environmental services industry category and is located in the United Kingdom. The procurement stage is now complete, with the contract officially signed on 29th September 2025, and spanning from 30th September 2025 to 13th March 2026. The procurement method was direct, carried out below the threshold without competition, emphasising efficient allocation of resources for urgent or specialised requirements. The awarded contract went to UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS CONSULTING SERVICES LTD, highlighting a significant collaboration focused on analysing seal population trends for the OSPAR Intermediate Assessment.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in environmental services, data analysis, and consultancy sectors, particularly those experienced in ecological and marine assessments. The focus on seal population and bycatch analysis presents growth prospects for companies adept in marine biology or ecological data systems. Such contracts empower businesses to leverage their expertise in providing innovative solutions for comprehensive data analyses in environmental contexts. Thus, this project is especially suitable for enterprises already engaged with or looking to enter the public sector environmental workspace, enabling them to expand their portfolio in ecological consultancy services.

## Notice

This project aims to collate and analyse seal data feed into the reporting of seal population trends for the upcoming OSPAR Intermediate Assessment (IA29). The project will enable the JNCC to conduct assessments on behalf of the UK, as the indicator lead for seals, by providing: Input into development and delivery of the M3 (seal abundance and distribution), M5 (seal pup production) and M6 (marine mammal bycatch) indicators data call for seals which will ensure data received is in the specified format for analyses. Analyses and delivery of functional datasets for M3 and M5 indicators, including harbour seal abundance for each Assessment Unit (AU), grey seal abundance for each AU, and modelled grey seal pup production for each AU. Generation of relevant values for assessment of the impact of seal bycatch under the M6 indicator. Submission of a data snapshot containing code or script that has been applied to the data in order to run assessments.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070948-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Nov 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Sep 2025 |
| Contract period | 29 Sep 2025 - 13 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £25,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | JNCC SUPPORT CO |
| Locality | PETERBOROUGH |
| Post town | Peterborough |
| Postcode | PE2 8YY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH41 Peterborough |
| Local authority | Peterborough |
| Electoral ward | Fletton and Stanground |
| Westminster constituency | North West Cambridgeshire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS CONSULTING SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90700000 - Environmental services

## Release History

- 4 Nov 2025 at 15:56 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070948-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070948-2025
  4th November 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://innovation.st-andrews.ac.uk/industry-services/consultancy/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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