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

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Buyer Address: Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, UKI32, SW1P 4DF, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Alan Green

Contact Email: alan.green@defra.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
open
Value
345218.0 GBP
Published
14 Jan 2026, 10:58
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
15 Jan 2026, 00:00
Contract End
31 Mar 2029, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
72322000 - Data management services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
National Oceanography Centre
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

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

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Contracts

Contract Title: Marine Environmental Monitoring and Assessment National Database – Plus (MERMAN+) Data Management

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