Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c9f-6e21-73d7-95db-5cd16681a0f3/cefas22-65-request-for-quotation-for-a-survey-to-conduct-seabed-sediment-sampl awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # CEFAS22-65 - Request for Quotation for a survey to conduct seabed sediment sampling and underwater imagery collection survey work at Albert Field MCZ [Defra Network eTendering Portal](https://tendernation.io/buyers/defra-network-etendering-portal) Often single bidder Estimated value £38,825 Published 6 Sept 2022 Deadline Closed 1 Aug 2022 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender On behalf of Natural England Cefas wish to undertake ecological survey work collecting habitat validation data from the Albert Field MCZ. Grab sampling underwater video (video and still images) sampling operations are to be conducted at 44 stations within the Albert Field MCZ (Annex 1). ### Sampling details Sediment samples: Sediment samples are to be collected with a 0.1m2 mini Hamon grab and processed for: - Particle size (PSA) sub-sample ii) Macrofauna (sieved to 1 mm) At 36 stations single replicate sediment samples will be collected and at each of the remaining eight stations three replicate samples will be collected (a PSA sub sample is to be collected for each replicate). See Annex 2 for notes regarding sediment sample validity and an overview of the sample processing protocol elements which are specified for the collection of these samples. PSA samples must be frozen upon collection and transfer of the frozen samples to Cefas laboratories arranged upon the survey demob. Fauna samples must be preserved in formalin (4 % seawater buffered formaldehyde solution) and transfer arranged to Cefas laboratories upon survey demob. ## CPV classification Marine survey services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/cf70b687-f8e6-4147-ab54-81760ebc3559) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Defra Network eTendering Portal: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/defra-network-etendering-portal) [Sector More Architecture, engineering & surveying tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/architecture-engineering-surveying) ## More tenders like this [Architectural, design and building consultancy services - Dalby Visitor Centre · Forestry Commission · 25 days left · 13 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15552-1b8a-7041-80fb-e4943876fc38/architectural-design-and-building-consultancy-services-dalby-visitor-centre) [Asbestos Management Framework · Home Group · 25 days left · 13 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15476-5fff-736e-ae2e-0c8a400c7297/asbestos-management-framework) [Infrastructure works consultancy services – Contrôle extérieur des chaussées · Collectivité européenne d Alsace · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-1730-733b-8247-a32bbbe2211c/france-infrastructure-works-consultancy-services-controle-exterieur-des-chau) [Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services – Būvprojekta izstrāde un autoruzraudzība fasādes siltināšanai kārtās Dzirciema ielā 16, Rīgā – 1.kārta, C korpuss · Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-3915-73d1-83e6-c378f9f7a926/latvia-architectural-construction-engineering-and-inspection-services-buvp) [Technical assistance services – Suivi et gestion de chantiers de réhabilitation de sites pollués · SPAQuE · 15 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-155e-73c2-a593-9e17375422ac/belgium-technical-assistance-services-suivi-et-gestion-de-chantiers-de-rehab) [Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services – Single Party Framework Agreement for Architect Led Integrated Design Team Services for Fire Safety Remediation Works for Dublin City Council · Dublin City Council · 5 days left · 23 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-0a15-7156-849b-5a223dd6d615/ireland-architectural-construction-engineering-and-inspection-services-sin)