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# Bycatch Monitoring Programme (BMP) - 25-26

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bycatch-monitoring-programme-bmp-25-26-ocds-h6vhtk-05eefd). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS: "Bycatch Monitoring Programme (BMP) - 25-26". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-gov-d7)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £435,869 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bycatch-monitoring-programme-bmp-25-26-ocds-h6vhtk-05eefd#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05eefd`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bycatch-monitoring-programme-bmp-25-26-ocds-h6vhtk-05eefd#tl-md)

## Description
The principal purpose of this contract is to investigate incidences of bycatch.  This is sensitive species of bycatch, otherwise known as PETS which stands for protected, endangered and threatened species.  Incidental capture (bycatch) of PETS in commercial fisheries is a major threat to the conservation of marine megafauna.  Injury or death to the PETS bycatch can have population level impacts, socio-economic consequences and can also affect the fishers wellbeing involved.
Monitoring our seas and taking mitigating action to protect PETS is a statutory duty for Defra under the Fisheries Act 2020.   Through the Fisheries Act 2020, the UK Government has committed to minimise and, where possible, eliminate bycatch of sensitive marine species to ensure sustainable fisheries.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 90711500

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Bycatch Monitoring Programme (BMP) - 25-26 (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **University Court of the University of St Andrews (USTAN), University of St Andrews**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PNWP-3282-YVVQ`, `GB-FTS-168657`
  - Value: £435,869 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 03/12/2025

- **Award:** 2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **University Court of the University of St Andrews (USTAN)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PNWP-3282-YVVQ`
  - Value: £435,869 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Bycatch Monitoring Programme (BMP) - 25-26 (active)
  - Signed Value: £435,869
  - Signed Date: 09/01/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003755-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-01-16T10:14:23.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T13:21:56.787Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05eefd