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Management of the Marine Env. Monitoring & Assessment National Database - Plus
No classification published
Location not published
Published value
£330,000
Submission deadline 24 Nov 2025, 09:00 GMT
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS: "Management of the Marine Env. Monitoring & Assessment National Database - Plus". Published status: complete. Published value: £330,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 24 Nov 2025, 09:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 24 Nov 2025, 09:00 GMT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £330,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
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Published history for DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
2.6Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
BT PLCTop vendor: 65.5% of attributable valuePayment Terms
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Coverage: 157 active published awards; 9 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| BT PLC | 1 win | £113,044 |
| University of Reading | 1 win | £28,013 |
| Hazel Bees Consulting Ltd | 1 win | £21,000 |
| Pack IDS Ltd | 1 win | £10,500 |
| Spacehive | 1 win | £1 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published14 Jan 2026, 10:58 GMT | Last source update14 Jan 2026, 10:58 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationNot published | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05d58f | ||
What is being bought
This commission is for the provision of marine data management and support services for the MERMAN+ system (the “Data Manager”). The role requires demonstrable expertise in marine data management, and both UK and international marine data landscapes, as well as reporting commitments (see below). The project will ensure delivery of quality-assured marine environmental data to relevant parties and provide an assured evidence-base that will strengthen policy decisions within the UK and Europe.
MERMAN+ data are used to fulfil statutory reporting obligations under the UK Marine Strategy (UKMS) Regulations 2010 and mandatory reporting obligations under the Oslo Paris Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (the OSPAR Convention). OSPAR commitments are met through the annual onward submission of MERMAN+ data to ICES. MERMAN+ data are also submitted to European Marine Observation and Data Network (E
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
14 Jan 2026, 10:58 GMT - tender value changed
16 Dec 2025, 10:23 GMT - Status changed to complete
16 Dec 2025, 10:23 GMT - Official notice release published
16 Dec 2025, 10:23 GMT - Submission deadline changed to published date
16 Dec 2025, 10:23 GMT - Published value updated to £330,000
28 Oct 2025, 15:55 GMT - Status changed to active
28 Oct 2025, 15:55 GMT - Official notice release published
28 Oct 2025, 15:55 GMT - Submission deadline changed to 24 Nov 2025, 09:00 GMT
28 Oct 2025, 15:55 GMT - Buyer information updated
28 Oct 2025, 15:55 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
14 Jan 2026, 10:58 GMT - Submission deadline
24 Nov 2025, 09:00 GMT - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 14 Jan 2026, 00:00 GMT · £345,218
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards National Oceanography Centre Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Marine Environmental Monitoring and Assessment National Database – Plus (MERMAN+) Data Management £345,218 · signed 14 Jan 2026, 00:00 GMT · active Contract period: 15 Jan 2026, 00:00 GMT — 31 Mar 2029, 23:59 BST |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PNBD-3289-CDGXDocuments (1)
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