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Published 28 Oct 2025, 15:54 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Management of the Marine Env. Monitoring & Assessment National Database - Plus

Official notice

Authority: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£330,000≈ £102k / year · £396,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 Nov 2025
Contract term 3 yrs 3 moends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions · starts 29 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This commission is for the provision of marine data management and support services for the MERMAN+ system (the “Data Manager”). The role requires demonstrable expertise in marine data management, and both UK and international marine data landscapes, as well as reporting commitments (see below). The project will ensure delivery of quality-assured marine environmental data to relevant parties and provide an assured evidence-base that will strengthen policy decisions within the UK and Europe.

MERMAN+ data are used to fulfil statutory reporting obligations under the UK Marine Strategy (UKMS) Regulations 2010 and mandatory reporting obligations under the Oslo Paris Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (the OSPAR Convention). OSPAR commitments are met through the annual onward submission of MERMAN+ data to ICES. MERMAN+ data are also submitted to European Marine Observation and Data Network (E

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 9 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT.
  • No preliminary market engagement: Open tender to replace existing requirement

CPV: Data management services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrs 3 moSMEVCSEPublished value£330,000
Contract period: 29 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs 3 mo) · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensionsValue: £330,000 exc. VAT · £396,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: For up to 12 months · Extension for up to 12 months, if required by Contracting Authority
72322000 Data management services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical Weighting (inc Social Value): 60%
  • Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical Weighting (inc Social Value): Technical requirements, including two sections covering social value.
  • Commercial: Two year cost of meeting requirement based on scenario presented under tender document Appendix B Indicative Work Breakdown
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 9 Dec 2025
First published
28 Oct 2025, 15:54 GMT
Last source update
28 Oct 2025, 15:54 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 9 Dec 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-069089
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Data management services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d58e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)
Submission deadline
24 Nov 2025, 09:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
29 Oct 2025, 08:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

atamis-9529.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

28 Oct 2025 → 29 Dec 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published365 days ago
    28 Oct 2025, 15:54 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by365 days ago
    29 Oct 2025, 08:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline339 days ago
    24 Nov 2025, 09:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by323 days ago
    9 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract starts304 days ago
    29 Dec 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    28 Oct 2025, 15:54 GMT
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PNBD-3289-CDGX Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender