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ES RDE 079 - Using partnership working to scope a lowcost, permanent estuarine t

Natural England · Central government

In brief

Natural England awarded research work to University of Plymouth Enterprise Limited on 20 August 2026.

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What the notice says

Natural England Self-Service Direct Award. NE’s collaboration on South Coast telemetry projects has rapidly delivered high-quality evidence for protected-site management and multi-species, ecosystem-based recommendations. Having demonstrated the value of acoustic telemetry, this project aims to embed it into long-term monitoring. A permanent array would cut start-up costs and provide high-quality, long-duration data on movements and habitat use of mobile species. This work package will strengthen estuarine and inshore coverage by testing a cost-effective, semi-autonomous, partnership-run array. The project will also create a coastal collective of regional partners to maintain equipment and manage data, using existing platforms and exploring a centrally funded, regionally delivered UK model.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
University of Plymouth Enterprise Limited£26,208
26 August 2026 to 31 March 2027

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 096741-2026

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From notice 096741-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 13 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 13 October 2026.