ClosedCleaning, waste and environment

North-East Atlantic Marine Biological Analytical Quality Control (NMBAQC) Scheme[E11]

London, United KingdomEnvironment Agency[E1]

In plain English

What they want: The NMBAQC Committee require a provision for quality control to externally quality assure the analysis of marine biological and sediment samples. Currently these services are the following three lots: • Lot 1 - Benthic Invertebrates • Lot 2 - Particle Sizes • Lot 3 - Fish Bidder should apply for this opportunity via the Atamis platform, https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 30 Aug 2024, 12:00 UTC+1. UTC: 30 Aug 2024, 11:00 UTC.
Published 16 Jul 2024.
Value: GBP 815,000
Buyer: Environment AgencySee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents: The tender documents for this notice are on the buyer's own portal, usually behind a free supplier registration. We link to them and do not fetch them, so the report is based on the notice only.

This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

Deadline[E4]: 30 Aug 2024, 12:00 UTC+1
Value[E12]: GBP 815,000
Published[E9]: 16 Jul 2024
Procedure[E8]: Open procedure (above threshold)
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 7 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

The NMBAQC Committee require a provision for quality control to externally quality assure the analysis of marine biological and sediment samples. Currently these services are the following three lots: • Lot 1 - Benthic Invertebrates • Lot 2 - Particle Sizes • Lot 3 - Fish Bidder should apply for this opportunity via the Atamis platform, https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: London, United Kingdom.[E6]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC
The deadline (2024-08-30T11:00:00.000Z) has passed.
Source document c7fdd1d4-d6a3-4a8e-a027-f9619c0ba6dc-768013

Evidence

12 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is Environment Agency.
Document c7fdd1d4-d6a3-4a8e-a027-f9619c0ba6dc-768013, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 90714500 (Environmental quality control services).
Document c7fdd1d4-d6a3-4a8e-a027-f9619c0ba6dc-768013, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
Document c7fdd1d4-d6a3-4a8e-a027-f9619c0ba6dc-768013, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 30 Aug 2024, 12:00 UTC+01:00.
“2024-08-30T12:00:00+01:00”
Document c7fdd1d4-d6a3-4a8e-a027-f9619c0ba6dc-768013, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“The NMBAQC Committee require a provision for quality control to externally quality assure the analysis of marine biological and sediment samples. Currently these services are the following three lots: • Lot 1 - Benthic Invertebrates • Lot 2 - Particle Sizes • Lot 3 - Fish Bidder…”
Document c7fdd1d4-d6a3-4a8e-a027-f9619c0ba6dc-768013, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: London, United Kingdom.
Document c7fdd1d4-d6a3-4a8e-a027-f9619c0ba6dc-768013, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/1, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.
“tender”
Document c7fdd1d4-d6a3-4a8e-a027-f9619c0ba6dc-768013, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The procedure is: Open procedure (above threshold).
Document c7fdd1d4-d6a3-4a8e-a027-f9619c0ba6dc-768013, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The notice was published on 16 Jul 2024.
“2024-07-16T16:23:29+01:00”
Document c7fdd1d4-d6a3-4a8e-a027-f9619c0ba6dc-768013, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document c7fdd1d4-d6a3-4a8e-a027-f9619c0ba6dc-768013, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The notice is titled "North-East Atlantic Marine Biological Analytical Quality Control (NMBAQC) Scheme".
Document c7fdd1d4-d6a3-4a8e-a027-f9619c0ba6dc-768013, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
The stated value is GBP 815,000.
“815000 GBP”
Document c7fdd1d4-d6a3-4a8e-a027-f9619c0ba6dc-768013, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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