# PEARL MUSSEL ARK

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS](/buyers/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [ENVIRONMENT AGENCY](/contract-winners/environment-agency/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £192,500
- Tender value: £192,500
- Award date: 16 October 2012
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Contract start: 31 March 2012
- Contract end: 31 March 2017
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 6b8513fd-4f15-4ba1-af92-f37bf82a8fc8-105799
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0771aad6-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

This is a partnership project with the Freshwater Biological Association and the Environment Agency\. The project has three main aims: 1\. to maintain an ‘ark’ facility for threatened English pearl mussel populations to safeguard against further local extinction, 2\. to subsequently breed from captive individuals in order to release juveniles and/or encysted fish back to the wild as part of reintroduction programmes, and 3\. to carry out research into rearing juvenile mussels and reintroduction techniques\. Additional information: Please note that Defra procurement uses e-tendering, provided by Bravosolutions\. In order to access the Bravo system you will need to be registered\. Could I therefore request that you register on the Bravo portal for Defra\. If you’re already registered on the Bravo portal please check that your registration includes Defra, as you have to specify us in order to correctly receive the tender documents\. If you have any problems with the registration process, please contact the Bravo helpline on 0800 368 4850 or alternatively email them at help@bravosolution\.co\.uk\. The link you require for new registration/amendments to registrations is - https://defra\.bravosolution\.co\.uk

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6b8513fd-4f15-4ba1-af92-f37bf82a8fc8-105799)