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CEFAS26-85 Contract for provision of Water and Sediment Sampling Analysis for HPC

CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 23 Sept 2026, 12:32.

Opportunity overview

The BEEMS (British EDF Energy Estuarine and Marine Studies) programme is funded by NNB Generation Company (HPC) Limited. Through this programme, Cefas provide authoritative scientific information on the marine and transitional waters in the vicinity of potential new build nuclear power stations and require the Supplier to deliver the marine sampling, profiling, and laboratory analysis services described in Section 3 below. Scope of Requirements Cefas require the supplier to acquire sediment and water samples along with water column profiles of conductivity, temperature and depth (CTD) and other variables from a suitable vessel for the purpose of physical and chemical monitoring of the marine offshore environment adjacent to the Hinkley Point C new nuclear build power station. It is anticipated that the required sampling will involve circa 3 days of vessel operations – two days for water sampling and one day for sediment sampling. The requirement includes collection of all samples and field measurements and all laboratory sample analysis, excluding hydrazine analysis which is to be conducted by Cefas laboratory.

Awarded to

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Briggs Marine Contractors Ltd

Matched by exact name
Published award value
£340k
Awarded
10 Sept 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PDTN-6121-LPZH
Location
Fife, UKM72, KY3 9AX, 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
ocds-h6vhtk-06c123
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE
Id
GB-PPON-PPGW-5299-JGTN

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPGW-5299-JGTN

Address

Street Address
Pakefield Road
Locality
Lowestoft
Postal Code
NR33 0HT
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH14

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Briggs Marine Contractors Ltd
Id
GB-PPON-PDTN-6121-LPZH

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDTN-6121-LPZH

Address

Street Address
Seaforth House Seaforth Place Burntisland
Locality
Fife
Postal Code
KY3 9AX
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKM72

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
CEFAS26-85 Contract for provision of Water and Sediment Sampling Analysis for HPC
Status
active
Date
11 Sept 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
16 Sept 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
71354500
Description
Marine survey services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
408,000
Amount
340,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PDTN-6121-LPZH
Name
Briggs Marine Contractors Ltd

Contract period

Starts
1 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Sept 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Sept 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
4 x 12 months

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
087757-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
16 Sept 2026, 13:23
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
30 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Lowestoft · UKH14 · NR33 0HT · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 061677-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 069170-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 087757-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·