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# CEFAS23-18 Specialist Marine Technical Consultant

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cefas23-18-specialist-marine-technical-consultant-ocds-h6vhtk-03dfde). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cefas: "CEFAS23-18 Specialist Marine Technical Consultant". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,250,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Sept 2023, 23:45 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Cefas](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cefas-gov-ea53)
- **Published Value:** £1,250,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 September 2023 at 23:45 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Advisory and consultative engineering services, Auxiliary research vessel, Consultative engineering and construction services, Engineering design services, Engineering services (+12 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03dfde`

## 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/cefas23-18-specialist-marine-technical-consultant-ocds-h6vhtk-03dfde#tl-md)

## Description
Specialist Technical Marine Consultancy services required to support the development of a Project Business Case for a vessel refit/replacement and overseeing delivery of the business case ‘preferred option’.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 34500000, 34510000, 34512000, 34513000, 34513100, 34513550
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £1,250,000
- **Description:** Cefas underpin the development of key government policy and UK national and international obligations with respect to the sustainable use of the seas through the generation of expert science and evidence. Access to assets that enable the generation a...
- **Contract Period:** 22/10/2023 to 23/10/2033

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 035953-2023-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Houlder Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-179814`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 035953-2023-1 (active)

  - Signed Date: 13/11/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F035953-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-12-06T14:28:07.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T12:58:46.601Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03dfde