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CEFAS - CEFAS23-155 RFQ for Marine benthic macroinvertebrate sample processing
Status: Open
Published Date: 12/02/2024
Closing Date: 21/02/2024
Value: £20,000
CEFAS23-155 RFQ for Marine benthic macroinvertebrate sample processing - Cefas require a successful supplier to process 15 NIOZ core samples (which have been sub divided into 67 separate samples, with a maximum of 5 slices per core - see Annex 1); to extract and identify all biota retained following sieving on a 1.0 mm capture mesh, as per the NMBAQC guidelines detailing extraction and identification protocols. Cefas require the data to be provided in an appropriate format (industry standard spreadsheet expected) and to include taxa abundance, species matrix and biomass by station. In addition to the above, the analysis will be audited as per the NMBAQC own Samples protocol prior to final submission (Hall, 2019): The AQC will http://www.nmbaqcs.org/media/1764/os686970_summary-report.pdf. The AQC will be be organised and awarded by Cefas following the initial submission of the results from this contract. A single reference collection of all species/taxa identified should be returned to the Cefas laboratories in Lowestoft, in an appropriate preservation liquid (i.e. 100% IDA or 70% IMS, 20% water and 10% glycerol). The reference collection should contain, as a minimum, the species name, name of identifier/ supervisor, station code, cruise code, date of collection and name of species identification verifier. A list of all taxa in the reference collection is also requested; in electronic form, with these details included. Notable taxa should be highlighted here such as non-native species and new or unusual records. Non-native species should be added to the Non-native Species Information Portal (NNSIP) (hosted on the Non-native Species Secretariat website, http://www.nonnativespecies.org/index.cfm?sectionid=81). The abundance and biomass data matrices should be completed using the details in Annex 1, and then sent via email following completion. All species names must be run through the WoRMS 'Match Taxa' tool so that all naming is current (http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=match). The supplier is to provide regular progress updates via email detailing the stage of each batch of samples in the process and estimated completion dates. It is also expected that there will be weekly project summary updates and correspondence. Quality assurance: Three NIOZ cores, comprising all associated sub samples, from this contract are to be subject to an independent QA process following the requirements of the NMBAQC 'own sample' scheme assessment criteria with the scheme coordinator (or their assigned AQC lab). As this is also a project level audit the full data set will be quality assured; in addition to the samples selected to assess processing, additional taxa will be identified for review from the full data matrix. Download the Bidder Pack at https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome and search for CEFAS24-155 under opportunities.
Industry: Analysis services. - 71620000
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Ofgem - Residual Charge Modelling
Status: Awarded
Published Date: 09/02/2024
Closing Date: 01/01/2024
Value: £145,000
Residual Charge Modelling - Ofgem required internal work on residual charges, which in turn is feeding into organisational work on standing charges. This will include: Distributional analysis - assessment of how different charging options impact the level of charges paid by different consumer groups; Behavioural analysis - how these impacts affect the behavioural responses of the groups; and System and customer cost analysis - how aggregate behavioural and cost changes may drive long term changes to the system when compared to a baseline.
Industry: Analysis services. - 71620000 Technical analysis or consultancy services. - 71621000 Business analysis consultancy services. - 72221000
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Ofgem - Whole price assessments market commentary and traded volumes
Status: Awarded
Published Date: 08/02/2024
Closing Date: 01/01/2024
Value: £135,000
Whole price assessments market commentary and traded volumes - Ofgem required provision of a range of wholesale market commentary and analysis as well as provision of price assessments and near-to-real-time traded volumes data for a range of work area included price cap assessments and policy, and liquidity analysis.
Industry: Financial analysis software package. - 48441000 Analysis services. - 71620000 Database services. - 72320000 Research consultancy services. - 73210000 ...and 2 more
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Cefas - CEFAS24-34 Contract for services to conduct marine sediment analysis for calibrating carbon reactivity
Status: Awarded
Published Date: 07/02/2024
Closing Date: 01/01/2024
Value: £20,000
CEFAS24-34 Contract for services to conduct marine sediment analysis for calibrating carbon reactivity - Provision of services for calibration of carbon reactivity through analysis of marine sediment samples.
Industry: Analysis services. - 71620000
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London Borough of Islington - Media Management System
Status: Awarded
Published Date: 26/01/2024
Closing Date: 19/08/2022
Value: £5,850
Media Management System - Media management solution to streamline workflows and improve penetration.The news and media team, in the council's communications team, uses an online media management platform to effectively and efficiently carry out its work
Industry: Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products. - 03000000 Content management software package. - 48783000 Analysis services. - 71620000 Business analysis consultancy services. - 72221000 ...and 1 more
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Cefas - CEFAS23-137 Contract for Quotation for LA-ICP-MS analysis on fish otoliths
Status: Awarded
Published Date: 24/01/2024
Closing Date: 24/10/2023
Value: £18,000
CEFAS23-137 Contract for Quotation for LA-ICP-MS analysis on fish otoliths - As part of the "Improving methodology to assess finfish, pelagic, data-limited, and non-quota stocks to inform management advice." project under the WP2.5 "Assessment of otolith microchemistry (e.g., plaice and sole, herring, sprat, sardine and horse mackerel)" Cefas are seeking a suitable supplier to conduct otolith microchemistry analysis via Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometer (LA-ICP-MS) for tracing several elements (Li6,Li7, Na23, Mg24, Ca43, Ca44, Mn55, Co59, Cu63, Cu65, Zn66, Rb85, Sr86, Sr87, Sr88, Cd112, Ba138, Ba137, Pb208, Pb207) of the above-mentioned species. For the purpose of the research and quality control, Cefas request the use of specific calibration standards including NIST610, NIST612, NIST614, MACS-1 and, more importantly, otolith-specific standards such as FEBS-1 and Nies 22. We require a continuous transect core-to-edge otolith sampling design for each otolith with the ability to easily isolate the core-only and edge-only transects for specific analysis. Ablation patterns including laser size, length, speed and other variables will be discussed as a species-by-species case. Cefas will be providing samples embedded in glass slides (pelagic species) and in plastic strips (flatfish species). Technical meetings with the WP leader (either via Teams or in presence) will be required for a) the provision of samples to be analysed and b) delivery of data from analysis and return of samples to Cefas. One month time frame will be required for the Cefas WP leader to check the quality of delivered data. The successful supplier is expected to have access to LA-ICP-MS equipment and clear capability to support for the required analysis of the above-mentioned species, including availability for the time needed to run the analysis for each species (previous experience working and handling fish otolith preparations is essential). Cefas will be responsible for arranging the collection and delivery of samples throughout the project via our preferred courier services. It is the expectation of Cefas that the Supplier/s will abide to our expectations for sample return, which will be discussed at kick off meeting. Data: The results need to be presented as final (including quality controls and technical details on the method), in the form of an Excel file (.csv) providing clear element concentration (calibrated) for each otolith, and ready to be statistically analysed (e.g., no further adjustment against blanks etc.).
Industry: Analysis services. - 71620000
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Nottingham City Council - (CPU 6636) Midlands Regional Net Zero Building Retrofit Skills Pilot
Status: Open
Published Date: 12/01/2024
Closing Date: 26/01/2024
Value: £40,000
(CPU 6636) Midlands Regional Net Zero Building Retrofit Skills Pilot - Midlands Net Zero Hub (MNZH) is looking to appoint a consultant to develop a robust Net Zero Building Retrofit Skills Plan for the Midlands. As a minimum, development of plan will entail carrying out suitable desktop study of existing research and engagement activities with relevant stakeholders as well as evaluation of project reports produced by the following three successful local authorities (LAs): 1. Birmingham City Council 2. Bolsover District Council 3. East Lindsey District Council The Plan will cover procurement and frameworks, access to funding for SMEs, local skills needs, training infrastructure and provision. Plan should also provide a blueprint for scale-up. This project is being funded by the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ). The consultant will have good prior understanding of the domestic retrofit skills requirements within the region and have significant experience of similar net zero projects.
Industry: Energy and related services. - 71314000 Analysis services. - 71620000 Research and development services and related consultancy services. - 73000000 Evaluation consultancy services. - 79419000
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Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew - Wood metabarcoding
Status: Awarded
Published Date: 09/01/2024
Closing Date: 31/10/2023
Value: £12,000
Wood metabarcoding - There is a requirement for the metabarcoding analysis of 62 tissues (namely bark, heartwood, and sapwood) from already-provided World Forest ID wood samples, using both fungal ITS and bacterial 16S primers and amplicon sequencing in the same runs. The sample prep, extraction, and analyses, and associated bioinformatics pipeline and outputs shall follow the same novel Fera protocols and SOPs as agreed previously with the RBG Kew and World Forest ID teams. Full data sets, bioinformatics results, and all associated methods and SOPs, along with any remaining unspent subsamples will be returned to the World Forest ID team
Industry: Detection apparatus. - 38431000 Analysis apparatus. - 38432000 Analysers. - 38434000 Analysis services. - 71620000 ...and 1 more
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Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew - High-throughput Nano Photometer/Spectrophotometer
Status: Awarded
Published Date: 05/01/2024
Closing Date: 15/02/2023
Value: £20,000
High-throughput Nano Photometer/Spectrophotometer - We require a NanoPhotometer for quality analysis of thousands of fungal DNA samples for further Next Generation Sequencing analyses, as it is a requirement before sending the DNA samples to the sequencing company and for further library preparation in-house. The requirement includes delivery and maintenance for the full life of the instrument and training as necessary
Industry: Analysis services. - 71620000 Laboratory services. - 71900000 Research laboratory services. - 73111000
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Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew - Remotely sensed land cover classification for Itremo PA management
Status: Awarded
Published Date: 05/01/2024
Closing Date: 23/11/2023
Value: £20,000
Remotely sensed land cover classification for Itremo PA management - Development of a land use cover map will contribute to the overall aims and objectives of the BLF Madagascar project. It will provide a baseline for monitoring LUC going forward and to plan and organise activities linked to biodiversity protection and sustainable livelihoods development in the area. The land cover map will include the principal vegetation types, including agriculture and tree plantations as well as modified areas due to infrastructure .
Industry: Analysis services. - 71620000 Research services. - 73110000
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