JNCC SUPPORT CO

Contract awards

• Understanding the environmental impacts of displacing UK agricultural/commodity production

  Location: East of England

  Awarded contractContract ends 20 Mar, 202816 monthsValue £275.00kSource Find a Tender

  There is increasing pressure on land use in the UK due to demands from housing development and commitments to Net Zero and nature. This, combined with a changing climate, mean there may be less land available for agricultural commodity production within the UK. This may result in a displacement of production overseas.

  Awarded to UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS

• Survey of potential Western Channel MPA control sites

  Location: East of England

  Awarded contractContract ends 26 Feb, 20274 monthsValue £306.37kSource Find a Tender

  Project Aims: To deliver an offshore survey, the survey will provide information to support JNCC in planning a future effectiveness of measures (EoM) survey at Western Channel Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ). The subsequent effectiveness of measures survey will aim to monitor environmental changes at the site, should pr

  Awarded to OCEAN ECOLOGY LIMITED

• JNCC BUSINESS ASSOCIATES FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT TO SUPPORT NATURE CONSERVATION

  Location: East of England

  Awarded contractContract ends 24 Sept, 202823 monthsSource Find a Tender

  The Joint Nature Conservation Committee ("JNCC") is the statutory adviser to the UK Government and devolved administrations on UK and international nature conservation. JNCC and the conservation sector are under increasing pressure to deliver value for money and solutions through their procurement activities and must a

  Awarded to Applied Genomics Ltd., British Trust for Ornithology, Catherine Rutherford, Department of Biology, University of Oxford, Dialogue Matters, Environment Systems Ltd, Fera Science Ltd, Fleming Ecology Limited, LUC, LV Fleming, SLR Consulting Ltd, Thomasina Oldfield, University of York, Zora Ecosystems, Miller Research (UK) Ltd, ABP MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LIMITED, APEM Ltd, Aquarius Survey & Mapping, Envision Marine Ltd, HiDef Aerial Surveying Ltd, James Hutton Limited, Metoc Ltd t/a Intertek Energy and Water Consultancy Services, National Oceanography Centre Innovations, Ness Smith Marine Consulting, Ocean Ecology Limited, Sea Sense Marine Consulting, Seastar Survey Ltd, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), AECOM Infrastructure & Environment UK Limited, Arcadis Consulting (UK) Limited, Bangor University, Bureau Veritas UK Ltd, CERC, Glade and Sky Ltd, Lancaster University - Research Support Office, University of Salford, WSP UK Limited, Wing Environmental Modelling Consultancy B.V., ATHENA P3M LTD, CAG Consultants, Ecorys UK Limited, ICF Consulting Services Limited, London Economics Ltd, Risk & Policy Analysts Ltd, RSK ADAS Limited, 2 Excel Aviation, 4EI Ltd, Oxidian, PML Applications, Treeconomy, Zoological Society of London, 3KQ Ltd, Bridewell Consulting Ltd, Howell Marine Consulting, Zoonou Limited

• CASCADE evidence synthesis and research for JNCC's Areas of Research Interest

  Location: East of England

  Awarded contractContract ends 26 Oct, 202712 monthsValue £490.00kSource Find a Tender

  Project Aims This project will focus on further developing the six agreed JNCC Areas of Research Interest (ARI): 1) Integrating novel monitoring technologies for biodiversity and ecosystem health. 2) Improving predictive and foresight modelling of land/sea use and environmental change. 3) Optimising the sustainability

  Awarded to Department of Biology, University of Oxford

• Eastern Channel Imagery Reference Collection Review

  Location: East of England

  Awarded contractContract ends 22 Jan, 20273 monthsValue £27.90kSource Find a Tender

  To review and compare imagery reference collections of epifaunal species identified from survey to develop a single reference collection with representative images of identified species within the Eastern Channel.

  Awarded to SEASTAR SURVEY LIMITED

• A review of non-invasive fish monitoring methods for Highly Protected Marine Areas

  Location: East of England

  Awarded contractContract ends 18 Dec, 202643 daysValue £19.94kSource Find a Tender

  The primary aim of this project is to identify the most appropriate non-invasive approaches for monitoring demersal and pelagic fishes within and around the offshore Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs). This should be achieved through a literature review of existing non-invasive methodologies, technologies and survey

  Awarded to THE NATURAL POWER CONSULTANTS LIMITED

• Skill and Capability Analysis

  Location: East of England

  Awarded contractContract ends 19 Feb, 20273 monthsValue £28.98kSource Find a Tender

  A service to which will deliver; summary of current JNCC skills & capability, a review of this information, questionnaire design to support this work, data gathering and final summarised report.

  Awarded to FabricShift Limited

• Analysis of Contaminants and Nutrients in Sediment from Central Fladen MPA 0926S

  Location: East of England

  Awarded contractContract ends 11 Dec, 202636 daysValue £27.40kSource Find a Tender

  The aim of this contract is to undertake an analysis of heavy metal and organic marine sediment contamination as well as nutrients present in samples of benthic sediment to be collected on the 0926S survey of Central Fladen MPA.

  Awarded to JAMES HUTTON LIMITED

• Further development and annual updates to the Global Environmental Impacts of Consumption indicator

  Location: East of England

  Awarded contractContract ends 30 Mar, 202929 monthsValue £293.97kSource Find a Tender

  Project Aims To update and further improve the global biodiversity impact UKBI (aka the Global Environmental Impacts of Consumption (GEIC) indicator). To meet the overall aims of this project, the objectives are: 1. To produce annual updates to the data and graphs for both the UKBI and the associated dashboard 2. To pr

  Awarded to University of York

• Pobie Bank Reef Still Imagery Analysis 0923S

  Location: East of England

  Awarded contractContract ends 23 Feb, 20274 monthsValue £83.33kSource Find a Tender

  Project Aims JNCC wishes to commission a contract to undertake the analysis of seabed still imagery collected on the 0923S survey from a drop-frame camera. Seabed imagery will be analysed using the image annotation software BIIGLE. During 0923S imagery data was collected for both MPA monitoring, and ground truthing pur

  Awarded to METOC LIMITED

• Production of seabird flight height distributions from at-sea laser rangefinder data

  Location: East of England

  Awarded contractPublished 22 Jun, 2026Value £27.98kSource Find a Tender

  This project aims to create Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus and European storm petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) flight height distributions from flight height data collected from boats with laser rangefinders (LRFs), which can then be used to inform collision risk models (CRMs).

  Awarded to JAMES HUTTON LIMITED

• OSPAR Seal Indicator Analysis

  Location: East of England

  Awarded contractContract ends 31 Mar, 202817 monthsValue £29.17kSource Find a Tender

  This project aims to collate and analyse seal data feed into the reporting of seal population trends for the upcoming OSPAR Intermediate Assessment (IA29). The project will enable the JNCC to conduct assessments on behalf of the UK, as the indicator lead for seals.

  Awarded to UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS CONSULTING SERVICES LTD

• Use of EO data to calculate severe weather thresholds (Published in error)

  Location: East of England

  Awarded contractPublished 29 May, 2026Value £20.16kSource Find a Tender

  Project Aims The overarching aim of this project is to develop an improved approach for using Earth Observation (EO) or other publicly accessible data to demonstrate whether ground at a specific location is frozen or has snow cover, with a reasonable level of accuracy and consistency. To achieve this the project will n

  Awarded to Oxidian Limited

• Use of EO data to calculate severe weather thresholds

  Location: East of England

  Awarded contractPublished 22 May, 2026Value £20.16kSource Find a Tender

  Project Aims The overarching aim of this project is to develop an improved approach for using Earth Observation (EO) or other publicly accessible data to demonstrate whether ground at a specific location is frozen or has snow cover, with a reasonable level of accuracy and consistency. To achieve this the project will n

  Awarded to OXIDIAN LTD

• UK Marine Noise Registry - Hosting and Support

  Location: East of England

  Awarded contractContract ends 31 Mar, 20275 monthsValue £12.71kSource Find a Tender

  Project Aims To host the UK Marine Noise Registry (MNR) software and data in own servers and provide day to day bug investigation and fixing as well as supporting investigation of user issues for the financial year 2026/2027. 3. Project Background The UK Marine Noise Registry (MNR), established in 2015, is a custom-bu

  Awarded to AVS Developments Limited

• The Canyons MCZ DY200 eQA drop camera analysis

  Location: East of England

  Awarded contractPublished 3 Feb, 2026Value £16.50kSource Find a Tender

  In September 2025, NOC and JNCC conducted a survey aboard the RSS Discovery (DY200) gathering evidence to monitor The Canyons MCZ and inform assessment of the condition of the designated features of the site. The Canyons MCZ is in the far south-west corner of the UK continental shelf and is unique within the context o

  Awarded to APEM LIMITED

• Marine Pollution Response and Resilience in the Maldives; Hazardous and Noxious Substance (HNS) Management Training (FCDO)

  Location: East of England

  Awarded contractPublished 26 Jan, 2026Value £28.80kSource Find a Tender

  This contract is focused on the delivery of accredited Hazardous and Noxious Substance (HNS) training. The training course needs to be run twice, both times in central command (Male, the Maldives) The project is linked under the Indian Ocean Directorate of the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO). Hazardo

  Awarded to AMBIPAR RESPONSE LIMITED

• Projecting UK Biodiversity Indicators into the future

  Location: East of England

  Awarded contractContract ends 30 Nov, 202625 daysValue £83.26kSource Find a Tender

  The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) is the statutory adviser to the UK Government and devolved administrations on UK and international nature conservation Our role is to provide scientific evidence, information, and advice to inform decisions to protect the natural environment. Our specific role is to work o

  Awarded to UK CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY & HYDROLOGY

• Towards development of a UK peatland indicator framework

  Location: East of England

  Awarded contractPublished 9 Jan, 2026Value £39.99kSource Find a Tender

  1. Joint Nature Conservation Committee The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) is the statutory adviser to the UK Government and devolved administrations on UK and international nature conservation Our role is to provide scientific evidence, information, and advice to inform decisions to protect the natural envi

  Awarded to Ricardo Energy & Environment

• Wyville Thomson Ridge (0924S) Imagery Analysis

  Location: East of England

  Awarded contractPublished 31 Dec, 2025Value £35.47kSource Find a Tender

  JNCC wishes to commission a contract to undertake the analysis of seabed imagery (still images and video) collected on the 0924S survey from a drop-frame camera. Seabed imagery will be analysed using the image and video annotation software BIIGLE . During 0924S, imagery data was collected for MPA monitoring purposes. T

  Awarded to Mara Consultants Limited