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title: "ES RDE 096 - Statistical Advice for Improving Marine Monitoring and Classificat"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e6e3"
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published: "2026-08-18"
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# ES RDE 096 - Statistical Advice for Improving Marine Monitoring and Classificat

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e6e3

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## Summary

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs commissioned specialist statistical consultancy for the Joint Nature Conservation Committee. The work involves reviewing and advising on the multivariate statistical method used to create biotope clusters from species community data in R. This supports updates to the Marine Habitat Classification of Britain and Northern Ireland and is linked to improving marine monitoring and classification. The requirement is a research, development and related consultancy service, rather than physical surveying, construction or supply of equipment. Delivery concerns marine habitat and species-community data for Britain and Northern Ireland. Businesses relevant to this requirement include statistical and ecological consultancies able to assess analytical methods, work with marine monitoring datasets and advise on habitat classification approaches.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded through a non-competitive below-threshold award under a framework. It used a selective procedure and was described as a JNCC self-service direct award. HiDef Aerial Surveying Ltd was awarded the single lot on 10 August 2026, with the contract signed on that date. The active contract runs from 12 August 2026 to 15 October 2026. Its value is £12,611.94 excluding VAT and £15,134.33 including VAT. The award covers research and development and related consultancy services. The procurement was not competitive, and the available data does not set out separate evaluation weightings or participation requirements. The award remains active under the completed procurement.

This award indicates a focused requirement for specialist advice combining multivariate statistics, programming in R, marine ecology and habitat classification. A credible competitor for similar work would need to demonstrate that it can review statistical methods used to group species-community data, identify or explain methodological improvements, and translate technical findings into practical advice for marine monitoring and classification. Relevant experience would include ecological datasets, biotope or habitat mapping, marine survey evidence and the development or maintenance of classification systems. The successful supplier is an SME, showing that the requirement can be delivered by a focused specialist rather than only a large organisation. Suppliers with proven analytical capability and an understanding of the Marine Habitat Classification of Britain and Northern Ireland would be well placed to address this buyer’s future needs.

## Notice

JNCC self-service direct award. JNCC wishes to commission a contract to review and advise on the multivariate statistical method to create biotope clusters from species community data in R as part of updates to the Marine Habitat Classification of Britain and Northern Ireland (MHCBI).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078689-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - award under framework |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 12 Aug 2026 - 15 Oct 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £12,611 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DF |
| 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 | HiDef Aerial Surveying Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 18 Aug 2026 at 16:21 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078689-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078689-2026
  18th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-04ef64
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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