Scope
Reference
C25-0604-2053
Description
JNCC co-leads the Biodiversity loss theme of the Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP), a UK government-led programme under the Blue Planet Fund. For the past two years, OCPP has been supporting the Senegal Government with priority areas, including data management within the Directorate of Community-based Marine Protected Areas (DAMCP).
The Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP) supports countries to:
• strengthen marine science expertise
• develop science-based policy and management tools
• create educational resources for coastal communities
This project aims to assist the DAMCP by developing a data management system for use across divisions within the department. The development aims to facilitate data storage, access and use across DAMCP, support data sharing with other government departments, and promote sustainable data management to enable effective retention and continued use of datasets. There may also be scope to include other functionalities to treat data to identify trends, and visualise data (such as data modelling, overlapping of maps, etc.)
Different data types are collected and collated by the DAMCP - physical & chemical data, biological data (species abundance/presence, species richness, etc.), habitat data, and human use data. The data may be collected by a field scientist but used or shared with other staff member to build trends, monitor effectiveness of MPA and guide decision. At present, there is a lack of consistency in data gathering and sharing within the DAMCP and the risk of lost data is a key priority the DAMCP are hoping to rectify. The aim of the data management system is to bring together collated datasets and to facilitate data sharing within the DAMCP.
In developing an effective data management solution to facilitate easy access to data required across the department, this project will support DAMCP staff in making evidence-based decisions to ensure effective protection of Senegal's environment.
The objectives of the project are:
• To create a simple, user-friendly data management and visualisation system that integrates different data types from across the division and meets the requirements summarised in the attached user research report and Section 4.
• To utilise existing and open-source software where possible.
• To work with the DAMCP's IT specialist to identify a sustainable server-based hosting solution.
• To ensure the system links with existing data systems in place where possible, promoting data sharing across government departments.
• Provide training and guidance documentation to support DAMCP staff in using the system.
Total value (estimated)
- £159,000 excluding VAT
- £190,800 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 17 June 2025 to 15 December 2025
- 5 months, 29 days
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 48613000 - Electronic data management (EDM)
- 48614000 - Data-acquisition system
- 48620000 - Operating systems
- 48700000 - Software package utilities
- 48800000 - Information systems and servers
- 72300000 - Data services
Contract locations
- UKC - North East (England)
- UKD - North West (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKH - East of England
- UKI - London
- UKJ - South East (England)
- UKK - South West (England)
- SN - Senegal
Participation
Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Submission
Enquiry deadline
2 June 2025, 11:59pm
Tender submission deadline
10 June 2025, 9:00am
Submission address and any special instructions
https://jncc.gov.uk/about-jncc/corporate-information/procurement/
To be eligible for consideration your tender must arrive by 09:00 hours on Monday/10/June/2025. Please submit your return by email to the following address: TenderResponse@jncc.gov.uk Please direct any queries in respect of this tender to contractqueries@jncc.gov.uk
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
16 June 2025
Award criteria
| Name | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Quality of Bid | Quality | 45% |
| Details of contractor | Quality | 25% |
| Cost | Cost | 20% |
| Social value | Quality | 10% |
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Contracting authority
JNCC SUPPORT CO
- Companies House: 05380206
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PRPL-6981-TDJT
QUAY HOUSE, 2 EAST STATION ROAD, FLETTON QUAYS
PETERBOROUGH
PE2 8YY
United Kingdom
Email: contractqueries@jncc.gov.uk
Region: UKH11 - Peterborough
Organisation type: Public authority - central government
Devolved regulations that apply: Scotland