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DEFRA

RDE 289 - Sweeping Statements: Assessing the effectiveness of sandwave levelling as a mitigation measure for the impact of cable laying and external cable protection on benthic habitats and features

R&DCPV 73200000
Value£45k
Awarded11 Jul 2023
Published5 Oct 2023
RegionUK-wide
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£45ktotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£561k

This sits in the lower-middle of the Research & Development band — a mid-scale opportunity. Based on 20,405 valued Research & Development tenders in our corpus.

The brief

Defra is investigating mitigation measures for the impact OW farms have on different benthic habitats, which could be used to inform potential Offshore Wind Environmental Standards.

This project will feed into Defra's Offshore Wind Environmental Standards project currently underway.

The contractor of this project will be expected to work with the Defra's Offshore Wind Environmental Standards project manager and their associated colleagues where necessary to ensure that any relevant aspects of this project aligns with the Offshore Wind Environmental Standards programme of work.

The contract was awarded by DEFRA.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

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The contractor of this project will

The contractor of this project will be expected to work with the Defra's.

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Necessary to ensure that any relevant aspects

necessary to ensure that any relevant aspects of this project aligns with the Offshore Wind.

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OCID
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Stage
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