CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

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Authority Name and Address

2 Contract Details

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Title

Natur am Byth! Môr: Seagrass Monitoring, Llŷn & Ynys Môn and Pembrokeshire

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Description of the contract

This invitation to tender covers a contract to develop and implement a monitoring programme to determine the effectiveness of 12 Advanced Mooring Systems and (specified) extant moorings as part of seagrass management

Working with the Llŷn & Môn Regional Coordinator, the contractor will develop and implement a monitoring programme to demonstrate the effectiveness of NaB! Môr restorative interventions and seagrass recovery. The contractor will trial and evaluate how elements of seagrass monitoring can be delivered by different user groups and volunteers. The contractor will ensure that multi-year monitoring takes place at the AMS sites and additional specified project locations, including Dale, Pembrokeshire. (Please see Annex 1 for indicative location of the NaB Môr project areas.)

This work will build upon previous work undertaken in the development phase of NaB! Môr (Please see Annex 2 Advanced Mooring Systems (AMS): investigation of suitable sites and techniques.) and by other initiatives and projects such as the ReMEDIES project on the south coast of England and previous work undertaken in Porthdinllaen. This will ensure consistency in terms of seagrass monitoring.

Work Package 1: Monitoring the effectiveness of up to 12 AMS

- Develop and implement a monitoring programme to determine the effectiveness of up to 12 AMS deployed as part of NaB! Môr

- Please note that all AMS will be deployed across Anglesey and Pen Llŷn in spring 2025.

Work Package 2: Trial and evaluate how elements of seagrass monitoring can be delivered by different user groups and volunteers

Work Package 3: Monitor the health and extent of the seagrass beds at Porthdinllaen (Gwynedd) and Dale (Pembrokeshire)

- Develop and implement a monitoring programme to assess the health and extent of seagrass beds at Porthdinllaen and Dale.

- Please provide detailed costs per monitoring session at each location, along with your recommendations for the optimal number of monitoring sessions required to effectively evaluate the seagrass beds.

Additional Deliverables:

1. Report to aid replication and best practice

2. Annual monitoring reports

3. Provision of raw data

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Notice Coding and Classification

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Estimated Total Value

3 Procedure

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Type of Procedure

4 Award of Contract

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Successful Bidders

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Name and Address of successful supplier, contractor or service provider

5 Other Information

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Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

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Date of Contract Award

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Number of tenders received

1

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Other Information

(WA Ref:154484)

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Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice: