# RDE782 Assessing UK Industry Practices and Animal Numbers in Decapod

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs](/buyers/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs/contract-awards)
- Supplier: Poseidon Aquatic Resource Management Ltd
- Award value: £45,000
- Tender value: £45,000
- Award date: 7 March 2025
- Published: 18 March 2025
- Contract start: 13 March 2025
- Contract end: 8 August 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: b2afbd1f-5cc4-47f6-a99c-45e7b8c5166b-834305
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a20a552a-4b6c-4634-bfbe-f39b0b13bd9d

## Description

The overall purpose of this research is to conduct a comprehensive assessment of current practices for capturing, handling, storing, selling, transporting, and slaughtering decapod crustaceans and cephalopod molluscs throughout different UK supply chains\. The research will attempt to quantify \(where data permits\) the prevalence of these practices and develop standardized conversion metrics to estimate the number of animals involved\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b2afbd1f-5cc4-47f6-a99c-45e7b8c5166b-834305)