Research on Marine Wash Ups -UK

Official notice

Authority: Cefas

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£49,125published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 19 Oct 2026no call for competition

Awarded to University of Portsmouth

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To provide desk-based research into previous wash ups of marine organisms on beaches around the United Kingdom to provide an improved understanding and collated information on species or groups of species that are reported to wash up on UK shores.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

73112000 Marine research services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 29 Oct 2026, 15:47 GMT
Last source update: 29 Oct 2026, 15:47 GMT
Authority reference: CEFAS26-90
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-102788
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0793e7 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
29 Oct 2026, 15:47 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £49,1251 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 19 Oct 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
University of Portsmouth	£49,125 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

CEFAS26-90 Research on Marine Wash-ups UK · University of Portsmouth
Signed
19 Oct 2026
Value
£49,125
Period
21 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PPGW-5299-JGTN Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

University of PortsmouthAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PWYV-2655-NPMQ Mercantile House, Hampshire Terrace, Portsmouth, South East, PO1 2EGContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender29 Oct 2026, 15:47 GMT