CEFAS25-114 Seabed Natural Capital Evidence (eDNA-Enabled)

Official notice

Authority: Cefas

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£13,096published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 30 Sept 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Earlham Institute

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Development of a novel seabed natural capital evidence base, assessing state, functions and services at baseline and under pressure, using biodiversity change and eDNA amplicon sequencing of marine samples.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

73111000 Research laboratory services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 20 Mar 2026, 18:23 GMT
Last source update: 20 Mar 2026, 18:23 GMT
Authority reference: C33569
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-025999
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0670d7 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
20 Mar 2026, 18:23 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £13,0961 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Sept 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Earlham InstituteVCSE	£13,096 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

CEFAS25-114 Seabed Natural Capital Evidence (eDNA-Enabled) · Earlham InstituteVCSE
Signed
30 Sept 2025
Value
£13,096
Period
1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPGW-5299-JGTN Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, East of England, NR33 0HTContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Earlham InstituteAwarded supplier Norwich Research Park, Norwich, East of England, NR4 7UZContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender20 Mar 2026, 18:23 GMT