Management of the Marine Environmental Monitoring & Assessment National Database

Concepts

• marine environmental monitoring & assessment national database
• data services
• management of the marine environmental monitoring
• international marine environmental quality assessments
• european marine observation and data network
• uk's marine strategy
• european marine observation
• assessments of the marine environment
• assessment national database
• purpose of international marine assessments

Location

Description

Deliver quality assured data for national and international marine environmental quality assessments. To support delivery of the UK Government's marine reporting commitments under the UK's Marine Strategy and mandatory reporting requirements under the Oslo and Paris Convention (OSPAR). To provide data to the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES), and the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) for the purpose of international marine assessments. To support Defra's commitment to Open Data by making the data discoverable and accessible to members of the public and increase transparency in our assessments of the marine environment. Scottish Government, the Agri-Food & Biosciences Institute (AFBI) and Department of the Environment, Northern Ireland (DOENI) also contribute funding for MERMAN enabling a UK response to the commitments referred to above.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 72300000 - Data services

Indicators

• Contract is suitable for SMEs.

Other Information

Please note that Defra procurement uses an E-tendering system for Procurement activities. This is currently provided by Bravo Solutions. To access appropriate tendering and contractual documents, please access the E-Tendering portal at https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk", ensuring that your registration includes "Defra". If you have any problems with this system, please contact Bravo on their telephone helpline number 0800 368 4850 or by emailing them at help@bravosolution.co.uk. Redacted copy of contract completed 11 01 2021 MERMANContract20210111-Redacted.pdf