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title: "Marine Environmental Monitoring and Assessment National Database (MERMAN)’ - Data Manager"
url: "https://tenderline.uk/tenders/marine-environmental-monitoring-and-assessment-national-database-merman-data-manager-ocds-h6vhtk-039a8d"
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# Marine Environmental Monitoring and Assessment National Database (MERMAN)’ - Data Manager

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/marine-environmental-monitoring-and-assessment-national-database-merman-data-manager-ocds-h6vhtk-039a8d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Defra Network eTendering Portal: "Marine Environmental Monitoring and Assessment National Database (MERMAN)’ - Data Manager". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £180,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Defra Network eTendering Portal](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/defra-network-etendering-portal-GB-FTS-99321)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £180,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Data management services, IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-039a8d`

## 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/marine-environmental-monitoring-and-assessment-national-database-merman-data-manager-ocds-h6vhtk-039a8d#tl-md)

## Description
Please note that in addition to the below, we have a separate RFI document available to<br/>suppliers. This can be requested by contacting the following email address: DgC.E-Commercial.systems@defra.gov.uk.  Please also note that the deadline for responses to the RFI is 28 February 2023, 12:00 GMT, and we therefore advise interested suppliers to make contact as soon as possible in order to access this.      The Contracting Authority is seeking a supplier to provide expertise in marine data management and support services for the MERMAN database. The service will ensure delivery of quality-assured marine environmental data to relevant parties to provide an evidence-base underpinning policy decisions within the UK and Europe.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 72322000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This shall include undertaking minor enhancements to the MERMAN database (for example, adjusting data validation rules, updating reference data and spreadsheet templates, and updating the station dictionary), as necessary, (estimate 10 instances, per...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002309-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-01-25T14:31:37.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T01:33:10.668Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-039a8d