Open competition
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Key facts
- Buyer
- Natural England · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £9,835
- Procedure
- Open procedure (below threshold)
- Sector
- Research & development · Marine research services (CPV 73112000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
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- Timeline
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- Contract date18 Dec 2024
- Published27 May 2025Published 160 days after the contract date
Description
A literature review investigating the decline in mussel (Mytilus edulis) bed habitat in the Wash and across Europe and the Northeast Atlantic and restoration methods. The work should include a full review of both grey and academic literature to address the following: An brief overview of blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) as a species and a habitat, and the importance of habitat networks An overview of the historic distribution of blue mussel across broad areas (e.g. mainland Europe, Northeast Atlantic, UK) An overview of the historic distribution of blue mussel in the Wash and North Norfolk Coast An overview of possible causes of historical decline across broad areas (e.g. mainland Europe, Northeast Atlantic, UK) An overview of possible causes of current decline across broad areas (e.g. mainland Europe, Northeast Atlantic, UK) An overview of restoration projects (including restoration of existing and new populations) in the Northern Hemisphere, evaluating successful and unsuccessful projec…
About the supplier
ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01956748).