Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Cefas · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- University of Hull
- Value
- £93,930
- Procedure
- Open procedure (below threshold)
- Sector
- Business services · Survey analysis services (CPV 79311300)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date12 Apr 2023
- Published10 Feb 2026Published 1035 days after the contract date
Description
The BEEMS (British Energy Estuarine and Marine Studies) programme is funded by NNB Generating Company HPC (NNB GenCo). Through this programme, Cefas provide authoritative scientific information on the marine and transitional waters in the vicinity of potential new build nuclear power stations and require a competent Supplier to deliver the element described below; Description of the sample collection: The mudflat monitoring in Bridgwater Bay encompasses the collection of 6 replicates samples at 11 stations in Bridgwater Bay and Wick St Lawrence twice a year (February and August). The replicate samples are collected with a 0.01m2 core and the sediment is sieved through a 0.5 mm mesh sieve. The Macoma balthica individuals (only bivalve present in the mudflat) are hand-picked on the sieve during the survey and stored in separated glass vials. The potentially high number of individuals of this species are therefore not included in the samples. All benthic organisms are transferred into Na…
About the supplier
University of Hull: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company RC000654).