Contract

CEFAS25-59 Collaboration Agreement for Coastal Health Data Explorer (CoHDEx) Tool

  • CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE

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Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-048829

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05881b

Published 14 August 2025, 2:58pm



Scope

Reference

C29951

Description

The requirement is to work as a Collaboration with Cefas and other Coastal Health Shared Outcomes Fund programme partners to build on and test the CoHDEx tool developed under the pilot phase of the programme. This work is Research and Development. 1. Upscale the CoHDex tool to be fully robust at the national level (England). 2. Expand data available in the CoHDex database. 3. Trial and evaluate the use of the CoHDEx as part of a wider cross-government simulation exercise to improve preparedness and response to adverse events affecting the health of coastal organisms. 4. Produce a summary report of the further additions to the CoHDEx and evaluation of the tool. 5. Support the development of the Cefas Coastal Health Storymap on the Cefas website todisplay information about the CoHDex tool by providing content (e.g. images and text). 6. Case-study for CoHDEx in the Wash Estuary. 7. Provide quarterly reports on progress, risks and issues to the Coastal Health programme board.


Contract 1. CEFAS25-59 Collaboration Agreement for Coastal Health Data Explorer (CoHDEx) Too

Supplier

Contract value

  • £81,441.72 excluding VAT
  • £97,730 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Date signed

14 August 2025

Contract dates

  • 15 August 2025 to 31 March 2026
  • 7 months, 17 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 73110000 - Research services

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - without competition


Supplier

University of Exeter

Northcote House, The Queen's Drive

Exeter

EX4 4QJ

United Kingdom

Region: UKK43 - Devon CC

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1. CEFAS25-59 Collaboration Agreement for Coastal Health Data Explorer (CoHDEx) Too


Contracting authority

CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PPGW-5299-JGTN

Pakefield Road

Lowestoft

NR33 0HT

United Kingdom

Contact name: Holly Power

Email: procure@cefas.gov.uk

Website: https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome

Region: UKH14 - Suffolk

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government