CEFAS24-64 Contract for intertidal Rock Platform monitoring surveys at Hinkley Point

Background: The BEEMS (British EDF Estuarine and Marine Studies) Hinkley Point programme is funded by Nuclear New Build Generation Company (HPC) Ltd. (subsidiary of EDF Energy). Through this programme, Cefas provide authoritative scientific information on the marine and transitional waters in the vicinity of potential new build nuclear power stations and require a competent contractor to deliver the elements described below. Requirement: Cefas require a Supplier to provide services to conduct intertidal monitoring surveys for the Hinkley Point C (HPC) Nuclear New Build project to meet regulatory environmental monitoring requirements. The rock platform monitoring programme focuses on hard substrate habitats present on the foreshore at Hinkley Point including the Sabellaria alveolata formation and the macroalgae assemblages, with a focus on the species Corallina officinalis.