# RDE848 - Octopus Outburst Analysis - Common octopus \(Octopus vulgaris\) outbursts

> 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: £114,728
- Tender value: £114,728
- Award date: 12 August 2025
- Published: 15 August 2025
- Contract start: 18 August 2025
- Contract end: 31 March 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 6883308e-17ec-433c-885b-dc7749dd348d-859345
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fa40e15a-990e-4384-a760-49678ae0b112

## Description

The project aims to provide a rapid and comprehensive scientific response to the recent and ongoing outbursts of Octopus vulgaris in the waters off Devon and Cornwall\. Contract awarded by Defra\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6883308e-17ec-433c-885b-dc7749dd348d-859345)