# RDE928 - Enhancing the Plankton Lifeform Extraction Tool - robust data for indic

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs](/buyers/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [The Marine Biological Association of the UK](/suppliers/marine-biological-association-of-the-uk/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £41,445
- Tender value: £41,445
- Award date: 1 October 2025
- Published: 2 October 2025
- Contract start: 1 October 2025
- Contract end: 31 March 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 2993d321-557a-43fd-9a43-7fa82ecddc94-866569
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e765ea41-99da-4659-aad6-d316597f55e1

## Description

We propose to enhance the Plankton Lifeform Extraction Tool, a globally unique system critical for analysing and storing light-microscopy plankton data to underpin the pelagic habitats indicators\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2993d321-557a-43fd-9a43-7fa82ecddc94-866569)