# Review and Development of Marine Benthic Monitoring Protocol

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: Defra Network eTendering Portal
- Contract winner: NatureMetrics
- Award value: £16,800
- Award date: 5 February 2021
- Published: 11 February 2021
- Contract start: 8 February 2021
- Contract end: 31 March 2021
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 02683625-96d7-4853-8d4e-0c9bab1b6e24-412357
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-dd3f4920-7cd9-4f4e-b7e3-69682c26250b

## Description

This project aims to develop procedural guidance for best practice on the use of DNA-based techniques to monitor benthic habitats alongside existing UK subtidal monitoring surveys\. Specifically, the project will deliver a standard protocol for collection and preservation of samples from the benthic environment for DNA analysis\. It will build upon any existing guidance or best practice available from published or grey literature to provide a robust, repeatable protocol to support the marine monitoring scientist who wishes to use these techniques to meet their monitoring objectives\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/02683625-96d7-4853-8d4e-0c9bab1b6e24-412357)