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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: MARINE TREASURES
2. Awarding Authority: Marine Conservation Society, Overross House, Ross Park, Ross-on-Wye, GB, HR9 7US. Tel: 01989566017.. Web: www.mcsuk.org (Abigail Kershaw)
3. Contract type: Service contract
Single stage – Any candidate may submit a tender.
4. Description: This invitation to quote covers a contract reviewing potential management of moorings and monitoring of seagrass health across Specified Location, (please see Appendix 1 for indicative location of the NaB projects – Marine Treasures is in blue). The main seagrass meadows that contain moorings are Porthdinllaen, Llŷn Peninsula, and at various locations within Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. The contract will focus on the potential for the establishment of new Advanced Mooring Systems (designed to reduce the impact on seagrass; also known as eco-moorings), determining the type of advanced moorings, suitable locations where these can be installed, to identify potential obstacles and how they might be overcome and with anticipated costs for purchase and installation.
This contract will also include a review of existing seagrass health monitoring across Wales and how delivery of this monitoring can be improved, exploring methods for different user-groups and use of different organisations/volunteers.
The work has been split into separate work packages to facilitate quoting. Please itemise your quote for each work package.
Work packages:
Advanced Mooring Systems (AMS): investigation of suitable sites and techniques
AMS are a recognised method of reducing mooring impacts on seagrass meadows. Building on work that has been carried out by other initiatives and projects such as ReMEDIES project on the south coast of England and the work undertaken in Porthdinllaen, the contract will identify sites across the study area that are suitable and would benefit from AMS. This will include:
Exploring suitable types of moorings
Using existing habitat data and modelling to explore and map suitable locations
Producing a costed, scalable plan for installing AMS at suitable locations across the project area
Monitoring: review of seagrass health monitoring
There are a number of monitoring programs across Wales and the UK that investigate seagrass health, either through shoot density, extent of meadow, or levels of nitrogen/phosphorus in leaf material. This is underpinned by a number of statutory drivers
such as Special Area of Conservation monitoring and through academia. Building on previous work this contract will:
Review seagrass monitoring in Wales and explore options for consistency across Wales and the rest of the UK to ensure data comparison.
Consider multiple methods e.g. divers, drones, acoustic monitoring, and how they can contribute to an overall monitoring programme.
With guidance from the regional coordinators, explore how elements of seagrass monitoring can be delivered by different user groups and volunteers as appropriate.
Deliverables:
Report covering work package 1 and 2 as detailed above.
5. CPV Code(s): 73210000, 90713000
6. NUTS code(s): UKL11, UKL12, UKL14
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: seagrass meadows in Pembrokeshire and Llŷn & Ynys Môn
Isle of Anglesey
Gwynedd
South West Wales (Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion)
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: WA Ref:119243
9. Estimated value of requirement: Total quantity or scope of tender
Value £6,000 – £8,000 including VAT. Four month delivery period.
10. Time-limit for receipt of completed tenders 28.3.2022 (17:00:00).
11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information/documentation regarding the above contract notice please visit
12. Other information: NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at
Minimum standards and qualification required
Qualifications and/or competencies required
Significant knowledge and experience of the biology, monitoring, management and restoration techniques for seagrass
Experience of working collaboratively on similar projects, particularly relating to aspects of boat moorings, with relevant marine experts and stakeholders, preferably within Wales
Effective communication and ability to write concise, accessible, scientific reports (An appendix is attached to the ITQ document with template for reporting)
Understanding of Welsh language (desirable)
Estimated award date
08-04-2022
Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up
EN
Additional Information
(WA Ref:119243)
The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.
Additional Documentation
The additional documents relating to this notice are available from the Website Above
TKR-202234-EX-1782009