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    ContractsSeabed Still Image Analysis for Pobie Bank Reef Survey
    Awarded contract

    Seabed Still Image Analysis for Pobie Bank Reef Survey

    Awarded
    £83.3k
    Published 23 Jun 2026

    Contract to analyze approximately 3,880 seabed still images from the 2023 Pobie Bank Reef survey using BIIGLE software, identifying fauna, substrate types, and anthropogenic impacts with a comprehensive final report.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· EnglandPublished 23 Jun 2026· 4 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £83.3k
    Published 23 Jun 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £83,333
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Research & Innovation
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      England

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • ME
      METOC LIMITED
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 4 months ago.

    23 June 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    JNCC is seeking a contractor to analyze seabed still imagery collected during the 2023 Pobie Bank Reef (PBR) monitoring survey (0923S). The project involves annotating approximately 3,880 still images from 97 drop-frame camera monitoring stations using BIIGLE image annotation software. The contractor will identify and quantify seabed fauna, substrate types, and evidence of anthropogenic impacts (litter, trawl marks) following NMBAQC Epibiota interpretation guidelines. Deliverables include a comprehensive analysis report (maximum 15,000 words), substrate and taxonomic reference image collections, and BIIGLE annotations. Optional costed extras include analysis of 10 groundtruthing stations (383 images) and creation of 100 training images for artificial intelligence model development. The successful contractor will have access to the 2023 BIIGLE project, 2020 and 2023 survey reports, metadata, and reference collections from previous monitoring work. This is part of a long-term monitoring timeseries for the PBR Special Area of Conservation in the North Sea, approximately 20 km east of the Shetland Islands.

    Track record

    4 awards · 4 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

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    Who wins here
    1. METOC LIMITED1× · 25%
    2. UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD1× · 25%
    3. University of St Andrews1× · 25%
    4. MRAG LIMITED1× · 25%

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06bb73

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