Contract award · 17 Dec 2024

CEFAS24-82 Contract for technical advisory services to support Hinkley Point C compensation measures package, specifically Kelp planning

Cefas awarded “Contract for technical advisory services to…” to The University of Newcastle upon Tyne for £17,000. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionArchitecture & engineeringEast of England

BuyerCefas
Value £17,000

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Buyer
Cefas · Body governed by public law
Value
£17,000
Procedure
Single tender action (below threshold)
Sector
Architecture & engineering · Technical assistance services (CPV 71356200)
Timeline
  1. Contract date17 Dec 2024
  2. Published17 Dec 2024Published the same day

Description

Cefas require the supplier to provide technical advice under the Hinkley Point C Compensation Measures project. Key areas for technical advice will be as follows: * To provide information on where existing or historic kelp habitats, species or suitable conditions occur and, based on this, provide some recommendations of potential zones where habitats and species could establish or re-establish. * Consider potential siting within these zones for each habitat or species based on any known pressures, pros and cons for habitat connectivity, such as fewer larger sites or more smaller sites, and begin to consider the logistics of sourcing those species and habitats. * Identify potential areas using habitat preference criteria to help identify the location of sites. * Provide expert advice on restoration methods. * Provide literature and conduct literature reviews. * Contribution to technical outputs. This could be in the form of contribution to reports, checking reports prior to submission …

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