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# CEFAS25-27 Contract for research into water quality

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cefas25-27-contract-for-research-into-water-quality-ocds-h6vhtk-0519f8). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cefas: "CEFAS25-27 Contract for research into water quality". 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:** [Cefas](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cefas-gov-ea53)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** AU
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £28,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cefas25-27-contract-for-research-into-water-quality-ocds-h6vhtk-0519f8#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0519f8`

## 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/cefas25-27-contract-for-research-into-water-quality-ocds-h6vhtk-0519f8#tl-md)

## Description
Contract for post-doctoral student to support a study which will look at water quality solutions for coral reefs and seagrasses. The R&D study will develop a toolkit to guide practitioners on place-based interventions that have been shown to improve and/or mitigate marine pollution issues to protect coral reefs and develop a roadmap for research and develop priorities to guide future investments by CORDAP.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73110000
- **Delivery regions:** AU
- **Delivery countries in notice:** AU

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

  - Supplier(s): **Devin Rowell**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-148843`
  - Value: £28,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** CEFAS25-27 Contract for research into water quality solutions (active)
  - Signed Value: £28,000
  - Signed Date: 19/05/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023637-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-05-21T09:34:08.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T15:15:37.068Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0519f8