35434 Continuous Plankton Recorder – Multi-decadal Time Series for Pelagic Ecosystems

A Contract Award Notice
by DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL

Source
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Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
not specified
Value
£4M
Sector
ENVIRONMENT
Published
23 May 2022
Delivery
not specified
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

London

Geochart for 2 buyers and 1 suppliers

2 buyers

1 supplier

Description

The Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) Survey is a 90 year long-term marine plankton monitoring programme consisting of a network of transects towed each month across the Atlantic and European shelf seas. The CPR Survey delivers highly important, policy-relevant, strategic research. Research outputs are currently used to monitor changes in marine biodiversity and food webs and have enabled the development of indicators which assess the ecological health of UK regional seas under the UK Marine Strategy (UKMS), the Defra 25 Year Environment Plan and OSPAR biodiversity commitments. OSPAR is the mechanism by which 15 Governments & the EU cooperate to protect the marine environment of the North-East Atlantic.

Total Quantity or Scope

The project has the following objectives: 1. Maintenance of Core Observing System 2. Maintenance of Quality and Expertise 3. Innovative Marine Ecological Research 4. Data Provision and Model Validation

Award Detail

1 Marine Biological Association (Plymouth)
  • 35434 Continuous Plankton Recorder – Multi-decadal Time Series for Pelagic Ecosystems
  • Num offers: 1
  • Value: £3,760,219

Award Criteria

PRICE _

CPV Codes

  • 71354500 - Marine survey services

Indicators

  • Award on basis of price.

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