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name: "The Marine Biological Association"
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# The Marine Biological Association · UK Public Sector Contract Record

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-marine-biological-association-GB-FTS-172478) — Official UK public procurement supplier dossier compiled from Find a Tender notices.

> **Tenderline Supplier Summary:** The Marine Biological Association is a Large organisation public sector supplier in the UK. Tracked in Tenderline with 5 published contract awards across official contracting authorities.

## Key Information
- **Supplier Name:** The Marine Biological Association
- **Organisation Scale:** Large organisation
- **Company Registration (CRN):** `GB-FTS-172478` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Total Published Awards:** 5
- **Primary Sector:** [Marine services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/marine-services-98360000)

- **Social Enterprise:** Voluntary, Community or Social Enterprise (VCSE)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-marine-biological-association-GB-FTS-172478

## Market Volume & Benchmarks
- **Total Published Contract Spend:** £4.6m
- **Median Contract Value:** £399k

## Delivery Geography
- **Active Delivery Regions:** Nationwide (UK)

## Top Public Sector Clients
1. **[DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-gov-d7):** 1 procedures (2 awards)
2. **[Defra Network eTendering Portal](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/defra-network-etendering-portal-GB-FTS-99321):** 1 procedures
3. **[ENVIRONMENT AGENCY](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/environment-agency-gov-ea199):** 1 procedures
4. **[UK Hydrographic Office](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-hydrographic-office-gov-ea51):** 1 procedures

## Largest Contract Awards Won
Top public sector contracts awarded to this supplier:
1. **[Defra Network eTendering Portal](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/defra-network-etendering-portal-GB-FTS-99321):** £3.8m · [35434 Continuous Plankton Recorder – Multi-decadal Time Series for Pelagic Ecosystems](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/35434-continuous-plankton-recorder-multi-decadal-time-series-for-pelagic-ecosystems-ocds-h6vhtk-033c19)
2. **[DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-gov-d7):** £696k · [UK Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uk-archive-for-marine-species-and-habitats-data-dassh-ocds-h6vhtk-05a871)
3. **[ENVIRONMENT AGENCY](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/environment-agency-gov-ea199):** £102k · [Plankton as Indicators of Environment Change (PIECe)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/plankton-as-indicators-of-environment-change-piece-ocds-h6vhtk-05a6cc)
4. **[UK Hydrographic Office](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-hydrographic-office-gov-ea51):** £14k · [Integrated Continuous Plankton Recorder](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/integrated-continuous-plankton-recorder-ocds-h6vhtk-060d87)

## Contract Expiries & Upcoming Recompetes
- **Active Contracts Ending in 18 Months:** 0

## Competitive Supplier Intelligence
> **Full Win-Loss & Award Analysis:** Complete historical contract timelines, pricing movement benchmarks, buyer relationship networks, and competitor analysis are available on Tenderline:
> [View complete The Marine Biological Association public contract history on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-marine-biological-association-GB-FTS-172478#contract-history)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official award notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0 on Find a Tender Service.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-marine-biological-association-GB-FTS-172478
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt