Awarded contract

Award of Imposex Analysis in Dogwhelks (MS-P-0416)

Details

Buyer: Scottish Government
Supplier(s): Sole Trader
Value: GBP 2,000
Topic: Marine survey services
Published: 19 October 2025
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

The Scottish Government, through Marine Directorate is inviting a tender for analysis of imposex in dogwhelks.Marine Directorate (MD) require this analysis to determine the status of imposex in dogwhelks. Imposex is a condition where female marine snails develop male sexual characteristics, including formation of a vas deferens and growth of a penis. Imposex is caused by exposure to tributyltin (TBT). Monitoring for imposex is a very effective and sensitive way to evaluate levels of TBT. The imposex stage in females (Vas Deferens Sequence (VDS) stages) is determined following ICES TIMES series protocol no. 24 (Gibbs, 1999).

Timeline

Completed: Award published19 October 2025
Current notice
Completed: Award date19 October 2025

About the buyer

Scottish Government is a public sector buyer in United Kingdom publishing tenders and awards on Stotles. Explore their procurement activity and find more opportunities like this one.

Relevant CPV codes

71354500 · Marine survey services
73112000 · Marine research services

Decision makers

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