Tenders of Defra Network Etendering Portal

Peatland Restoration - Bolton Fell Moss Nnr

The Aim Of This Project Is To Understand The Risk That A Range Of Persistent Mobile And Toxic (pmt) Substances May Pose Should They Reach Drinking Water In England And Wales And To Inform The Need For Monitoring.

This Procurement Is For An Independent Testing Of I-vms Devices To Confirm Whether They Meet The Technical Requirements Of The Marine Management Organisation (mmo). I-vms Stands For Inshore Vessel Monitoring System, These Are Positional Monitoring Devices Which Have Been Designed For Fishing Vessels In Line With The Mmos I-vms Specification Of Requirements, To Cater For Vessels Under 12ms Which Currently Do Not Operate A Vms Device. I-vms Suppliers Have Submitted Location Transmission Devices To Be Fixed To Fishing Vessels That Have Been Assessed Under A Product Type Approval Process. I-vms Is A Vessel Monitoring Device That Records Gnss Positional Information Of The Device's Location (including Additional Information Such As Date, Time, Speed, Course, And Device Status) And Transmits The Data Via Gms/gprs Services In Real Time And At A High Frequency Rate. The Reports Are Subsequently Delivered In Real-time To The Relevant Marine Management Organisation (mmo) And Inshore Fisheries Conservation Authorities (ifca) Officers In Order To Monitor Types Of Fishing Activities Within English Waters. The Intention Of This Tender Is To Provide Additional Assurances To The Mmo And Fishing Industry That The Evaluated Devices Are In Line With The I-vms Specification Of Requirements And In Line With The Supplier Device Statements Presented To The Mmo. This Procurement Is For The Testing Of 4 Devices.

Defra Is The Uk Government Department Which Is Responsible For Improving And Protecting The Environment. Defra Aims To Grow A Green Economy And Sustain Thriving Rural Communities, And Also Support The Uk's World-leading Food, Farming And Fishing Industries. The Data Services Platform ("dsp") Makes Environmental Data, From Across Defra Group, Available To A Wide Range Of Users. The Dsp Is Used To Share Data Openly Or With Controlled Groups Of Users (e.g. Defra Group Supply Chain) Or Where Data Contains Third Party Rights. The Intention Of The Dsp Is To Deliver Services That Will Be World-leading In Under-pinning Environmental Improvements. The Dsp Can Be Accessed At Https://environment.data.gov.uk. The Purpose Of This Notice Is For Defra To Make Known Its Intention Of A Planned Procurement And To Commence The Market Engagement Process (in Advance Of Commencing Any Formal Procurement Process) For The Third Generation Of The Data Services Platform (the "dsp3"). Prospective Tenderers Are Requested To Read The Prospectus On This Contracts Finder Microsite, To Confirm Their Attendance At The Market Engagement Event And Complete A Market Engagement Questionnaire By Following The Instructions Within The Prospectus. The Initial Set Of Capabilities Required For The Dsp3 Are Outlined In The Prospectus And Include: - Data Management Services (including Data Integration Services, Domain Registry Services, Linked Data, Linked Data Apis, Metadata Catalogue, Non-spatial Data, Rights Management, Self Publishing. Spatial Data, Spatial Data Apis, Spatial Download Service, Spatial Web Services, And Url Proxy Management); - Digital Services (including Environment.data.gov.uk And The Community Forum); - Applications (including Apis And Data Acquisition, Asset Data Requirements Library, Asset Information, Bathing Water Explorer, Bathing Water Signage, Bathing Water Widgets, Catchment Data Explorer, Drinking Water, Ecology And Fish Data Explorer, Flood Warning Widgets, Hydrology, Public Registers Online, Rainfall Demonstrator, Rural Payments Agency Land Parcels, Spatial Data Visualisation, Tide Gauge Readings, Waste Carriers Brokers And Dealers Widget, And Water Quality Data Archive); - Service Management (including Business Continuity And Disaster Recovery, Cyber Security Management, Data Governance, Deployment Management, Infrastructure And Platform Management (hosting), Itil V4 Service Management Practices, Knowledge Management, Performance Reporting, Product Delivery, Social Value, Software Development, Technical Standards Compliance, And User-centered Services).

To Review Current Best Practice In Non-residential Outdoor Learning And Compare This To The Current Provision On Educational Access Sites Leading To Recommendations For Defra, Providers, Trainers And Teachers That Could Increase The Value Gained From Visits To Educational Access Sites.