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

Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Central government

In brief

Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs awarded IT and software work to National Oceanography Centre on 14 January 2026.

The notice gives a value of £330,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 39 months, up to 51 months with extensions, starting 29 December 2025.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

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What the notice says

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

Who won

WinnerValueDates
National Oceanography Centre
2 bids received
£345,218
Awarded 16 December 2025
15 January 2026 to 31 March 2029

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

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 069091-2025
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 083193-2025
  3. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 003008-2026

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From notice 069091-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 28 October 2025, last updated 14 January 2026. We last checked for changes on 27 September 2026.