Bottlenose Dolphin Demographics and Vessel Interactions in the Te Pewhairangi Marine Mammal Sanctuary

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Tender Closed
RFx ID :	28599235
Tender Name :	Bottlenose Dolphin Demographics and Vessel Interactions in the Te Pewhairangi Marine Mammal Sanctuary
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Open Date :	Friday, 8 December 2023 4:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)
Close Date  :	Friday, 2 February 2024 12:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)
Tender Type :	Request for Proposals (RFP)
Tender Coverage :	Sole Agency  [?]
Categories :	70000000 - Farming and Fishing and Forestry and Wildlife Contracting Services 77000000 - Environmental Services 81000000 - Engineering and Research and Technology Based Services
Regions:	Northland
Exemption Reason :	None
Required Pre-qualifications :	None
Contact :	DOC Procurement Team procurement@doc.govt.nz N/A
Alternate Physical Delivery Address  :	N/A
Alternate Physical Fax Number  :	N/A
Agency Address :

This contract will contain three high-level components:
1. Monitoring of marine mammals in Bay of Islands waters (BOI) across different seasons and levels of vessel activity;
2. Collation of all existing research data on bottlenose dolphins from the 1990s to present into a single database; and
3. Analyses of the collated data to produce updated demographic parameters for bottlenose dolphins using this area.

This tender has been awarded.

• NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH LIMITED - PO Box 91, Paihia 0247

Further Award Information:
Agency name: Department of Conservation
Agency address: 18-32 Manners Street, Wellington
Successful supplier’s name: Far Out Ocean Research Collective Charitable Trust
Successful supplier’s address: PO Box 91, Paihia 0247
Successful supplier’s New Zealand Business Number (NZBN): 9429046717405
Description of the services or goods: Data collection, collation, and related demographic analyses of bottlenose dolphins in the Bay of Islands in order to assess current status of these dolphins and compliance with the rules of the Te Pēwhairangi Marine Mammal Sanctuary.
Date the contract was awarded: 22nd March 2024
Duration of the contract including any extension/renewal options: 30 August 2024
Expected spend under the contract (GST exclusive): $ 160,000.
Type of procurement process: Open tender
Lowest and highest priced offers evaluated (GST exclusive):
Lowest offer: $85,000
Highest offer: $190,000

Award Date: Friday, 22 March 2024 (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)
Date RFx was completed/updated: Thursday, 28 March 2024 2:20 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)