# RDE547 Picoplankton Size Spectra & Drivers of Change

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs](/buyers/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs/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: £59,862
- Tender value: £59,862
- Award date: 24 May 2024
- Published: 6 June 2024
- Contract start: 24 May 2024
- Contract end: 28 March 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: e1ada681-7c7c-48fe-bc97-a4ce57db86e9-757275
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c390f60b-8405-42a3-9c8c-b12e0dbd4fca

## Description

Address gaps in understanding of picoplankton as identified in years 1 & 2 of the project\. The drivers of change and size spectra work have particularly shown this area as a gap where the very smallest of things have a strong influence on the large plankton asset\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e1ada681-7c7c-48fe-bc97-a4ce57db86e9-757275)