# RDE 476 - Comprehensive marine Non-Native Species \(NNS\) survey for England

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [DEFRA](/buyers/defra/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [The Marine Biological Association of the UK](/contract-winners/marine-biological-association-of-the-uk/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £49,956
- Award date: 31 March 2023
- Published: 13 December 2023
- Contract start: 1 April 2023
- Contract end: 31 March 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 2eec9376-f2ce-45e9-aac8-e92ce4cec29b-706892
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3848b590-c141-40c7-a511-ce579cbfb5e3

## Description

This project will carry out Rapid Assessment Surveys \(RAS\) for detection of priority marine non-native species \(NNS\) in sites around the coasts of England and Wales focused mainly in marinas as well as selected ports where feasible\. The majority of sites selected for this study were surveyed by the MBA in 2014-16\. Repeating surveys using the same protocols will allow a robust comparison of data thereby providing a relatively comprehensive overview of changes over c\. 8-year interval: new species arrivals, new colonisations/losses at particular sites, species range extensions/contractions and evolving regional differences in the prevalence of priority marine NNS\. This project was awarded by DEFRA\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2eec9376-f2ce-45e9-aac8-e92ce4cec29b-706892)