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UK Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH)

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 10:25.

Opportunity overview

DASSH is the UK’s accredited Data Archive Centre (“DAC”) for marine species and habitats data. It is part of the MEDIN and plays a critical role in supporting statutory environmental reporting obligations under the UK Marine Strategy, OSPAR, and the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Marine Biological Association

Match pending…
Shared published award value
£695.7k
Awarded
2 Oct 2025
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-CHC 1155893
Location
Plymouth, UKK41, PL1 2PB, United Kingdom

The Marine Biological Association

Match pending…
Contract value
£695.6k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
16 Dec 2025
Including VAT
£834.8k
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PJYZ-5215-HPQX
Location
Plymouth, UKK41, PL1 2PB, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C32399
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights; Single supplier - technical reasons

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights
Entry 2
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PNBD-3289-CDGX
Name
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI32
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P 4DF
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PNBD-3289-CDGX
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-RC000865
Name
THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKK41
Country
GB
Locality
Plymouth
Postal Code
PL1 2PB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
RC000865
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
1155893
Scheme
GB-CHC
Organisation 3
Id
GB-CHC-1155893
Name
Marine Biological Association

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKK41
Country
GB
Locality
Plymouth
Postal Code
PL1 2PB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Laboratory, Citadel Hill

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme
Sheltered Workshop
Yes
Public Service Mission Organization
Yes

Identifier

Id
1155893
Scheme
GB-CHC

Contact

Organisation 4
Id
GB-PPON-PJYZ-5215-HPQX
Name
The Marine Biological Association

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKK41
Country
GB
Locality
Plymouth
Postal Code
PL1 2PB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Laboratory, Citadel Hill

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
Yes
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
PJYZ-5215-HPQX
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
3 Oct 2025, 00:00
Title
UK Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH)
Status
pending
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
90700000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Environmental services

Value

Amount
695,698
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
834,837.6

Options

Description
3.5 year contract with an optional 1 year extension not built into the costs of the contract. If the extension option will be utilised, budget holder approval will need to be evidenced at the time of issuing.

Renewal

Description
1 year optional extension

Documents

Entry 1
Id
062379-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
6 Oct 2025, 09:35
Entry 2
Id
063537-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
9 Oct 2025, 09:24

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-RC000865
Name
THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
Supplier 2
Id
GB-CHC-1155893
Name
Marine Biological Association

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
21 Oct 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59
Starts
22 Oct 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2030, 23:59

Subcontracting

Subcontracts

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
Marine Biological Association

Main Contractors

Entry 1
Id
GB-CHC-1155893
Name
Marine Biological Association

Standstill Period

Ends
20 Oct 2025, 23:59
Award 2
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
98362100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Marine-base support services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PJYZ-5215-HPQX
Name
The Marine Biological Association

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
2
Title
Procurement for DASSH
Status
active
Award ID
2
Date Signed
16 Dec 2025, 00:00
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes

Value

Amount
695,640
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
834,768

Period

Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59
Starts
17 Dec 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2030, 23:59

Options

Description
1 year optional extension

Renewal

Description
1 year optional extension period, not included within the budget. subject to budget approval 3 months before original contract end date

Documents

Entry 1
Id
083758-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
17 Dec 2025, 11:48

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1P 4DF · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05a871-2025-12-17T11:48:29ZTransparency notice on Find a Tender ·