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title: "Marine Recorder Online Database"
ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-127451"
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# Marine Recorder Online Database

Buyer: NRW  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-kuma6s-127451

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## Summary

The public procurement contracting process for the "Marine Recorder Online Database" was awarded to JNCC by NRW. The procurement method used was a limited tender under the award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract is now active with a value of £155,000. The buying organisation, NRW, based in Llandysul, UK, responsible for environmental protection, initiated the tender process, which is now complete. The project involves the development of an online database crucial for marine ecology data management. The contract will end on 30th March 2027.

This contract presents opportunities for businesses in the environmental services industry to collaborate with NRW and JNCC in developing marine ecology data solutions. Companies specialising in marine data management, environmental protection, and ecological consultancy are well-suited to compete in this tender. The strong partnership between NRW and JNCC, established through extended involvement, provides a foundation for future collaborations to ensure access to accurate and historical data for environmental reporting and advisory purposes. Businesses with expertise in marine data collection, storage, and analysis are encouraged to engage in this procurement process.

## Notice

Marine Recorder was developed about 20 years ago by JNCC in conjunction with the country agencies (NE, CCW, SNH, etc), to meet the needs of the country agencies to accurately collate, store and share survey data. It holds seabed survey data, especially from quadrat, core, grab, diver and video surveys. The physical data (depth, zone, sediment granulometry, etc) and the biotope data (biological community) that are associated with the species data are all held together. It is important to note that the data held in Marine Recorder is used both for reporting and for more general advice. Importantly, it is crucial for WFD and Article 17 (Reg 9a in the future) reporting. However, it is also used for casework advice (datasets showing Annex I and Section 7 habitats are available to developers, for example), advice on managing Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) (e.g. identification of areas of sensitive habitats or species), advice on completion of the MPA network (currently a high priority piece of work).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Marine Recorder was developed about 20 years ago by JNCC in conjunction with the country agencies (NE, CCW, SNH, etc), to meet the needs of the country agencies to accurately collate, store and share survey data. It holds seabed survey data, especially from quadrat, core, grab, diver and video surveys. The physical data (depth, zone, sediment granulometry, etc) and the biotope data (biological community) that are associated with the species data are all held together. It is important to note that the data held in Marine Recorder is used both for reporting and for more general advice. Importantly, it is crucial for WFD and Article 17 (Reg 9a in the future) reporting. However, it is also used for casework advice (datasets showing Annex I and Section 7 habitats are available to developers, for example), advice on managing Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) (e.g. identification of areas of sensitive habitats or species), advice on completion of the MPA network (currently a high priority piece of work).. contract will end 30th March 2027

### Procurement Information

Marine Recorder was developed about 20 years ago by JNCC in conjunction with the country agencies (NE, CCW, SNH, etc), to meet the needs of the country agencies to accurately collate, store and share survey data. It holds seabed survey data, especially from quadrat, core, grab, diver and video surveys. The physical data (depth, zone, sediment granulometry, etc) and the biotope data (biological community) that are associated with the species data are all held together The data held in Marine Recorder is used both for reporting and for more general advice. Importantly, it is crucial for WFD and Article 17/Reg 9a reporting. However, it is also used for casework advice (datasets showing Annex I and Section 7 habitats are available to developers, for example), advice on managing Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) (e.g. identification of areas of sensitive habitats or species), advice on completion of the MPA network. JNCC are developing an online database, which will meet NRW's needs for most marine ecology data (including transferring data from the current database) to a specification agreed by JNCC and the project steering group Both parties have been involved for an extended period, this has built a trust and allowed for stronger partnerships. JNCC is familiar with NRW processes and needs, therefore it is imperative for NRW to retain this partnership where the outcome provides the access to and continuation of accurate and historical data.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Sell2Wales |
| Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=127451 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Dec 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £155,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NRW |
| Locality | LLANDYSUL |
| Post town | Swansea |
| Postcode | SA44 6BU |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL4 Mid and South West Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL41 Mid Wales |
| Local authority | Ceredigion |
| Electoral ward | Llandysilio and Llangrannog |
| Westminster constituency | Ceredigion Preseli |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | JNCC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 98360000 - Marine services

## Release History

- 16 Feb 2023 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=127451
- 14 Dec 2022 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=127451

## Documents

- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC421366
  Marine Recorder Online Database - Marine Recorder was developed about 20 years ago by JNCC in conjunction with the country agencies (NE, CCW, SNH, etc), to meet the needs of the country agencies to accurately collate, store and share survey data. It holds seabed survey data, especially from quadrat, core, grab, diver and video surveys. The physical data (depth, zone, sediment granulometry, etc) and the biotope data (biological community) that are associated with the species data are all held together. It is important to note that the data held in Marine Recorder is used both for reporting and for more general advice. Importantly, it is crucial for WFD and Article 17 (Reg 9a in the future) reporting. However, it is also used for casework advice (datasets showing Annex I and Section 7 habitats are available to developers, for example), advice on managing Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) (e.g. identification of areas of sensitive habitats or species), advice on completion of the MPA network (currently a high priority piece of work).
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB427983
  Marine Recorder Online Database - Marine Recorder was developed about 20 years ago by JNCC in conjunction with the country agencies (NE, CCW, SNH, etc), to meet the needs of the country agencies to accurately collate, store and share survey data. It holds seabed survey data, especially from quadrat, core, grab, diver and video surveys. The physical data (depth, zone, sediment granulometry, etc) and the biotope data (biological community) that are associated with the species data are all held together. It is important to note that the data held in Marine Recorder is used both for reporting and for more general advice. Importantly, it is crucial for WFD and Article 17 (Reg 9a in the future) reporting. However, it is also used for casework advice (datasets showing Annex I and Section 7 habitats are available to developers, for example), advice on managing Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) (e.g. identification of areas of sensitive habitats or species), advice on completion of the MPA network (currently a high priority piece of work).

## Notice URLs

- http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk
- https://api.sell2wales.gov.wales/v1?lang=cy/Notice?id=ocds-kuma6s-127451

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