Published date: 27 July 2023

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Awarded contract (published 27 July 2023)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Marine conservation strategy planning - 90712300

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£80,000 to £90,000

Procurement reference

CF-0110000D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

27 July 2023

Closing date

26 June 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

24 July 2023

Contract end date

23 July 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP) was announced this year as a key bilateral aid programme under the £500m Blue Planet Fund. OCPP objectives are to support countries to tackle marine pollution, support sustainable seafood practices and establish designated, well-managed and enforced Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).

Through OCPP, Belize wishes to further understand current capacity, and potential future development of ports and port facilities in-country.

Key challenges faced by Belize include the decentralized management of various port facilities by private sector entities, which would require the development of separate partnership arrangements for the investment in, and operation of, expanded and upgraded waste management facilities to ensure MARPOL (The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships) compliance is achieved.

The scope of work required will encompass development and presentation of an understanding of the requirements and impacts of port upgrades to deliver MARPOL-compliant waste handling and management services, inclusive of understanding the potential ramifications upon stakeholders undertaking related maritime, coastal, and terrestrial activities.

5. Scope of Requirements

a) a port(s) upgrade project feasibility study, inclusive of a needs & gap analysis, including assessment of, and consultation with, the necessary stakeholders involved in port operations and associated waste management/logistics.
b) provide socio-economic and environmental assessment of the ramifications of increased activity within the maritime sector to accommodate MARPOL-compliant disposal and remediation of waste materials in accordance with the provisions of the standards and guidelines (International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) (imo.org)).
c) examine infrastructural interventions which may merit investment for introduction to port(s) facilities in Belize, inclusive of cost estimates and technology readiness level (TRL) of each potential intervention to achieve varied levels of MARPOL compliance.

d) identify potential socio-economic and environmental impacts upon stakeholders including port(s) operators, and those in the vicinity of port(s) locations or peripheral spaces influenced by port(s) operators, in consideration of concurrent marine spatial planning being undertaken at a national level.
e) determine capacity and interest in port(s) incorporating MARPOL-compliant waste management services as addendum to current business models.
f) recognize potential efficiency improvements which may be realized with existing resources to improve functionality in lieu of increased MARPOL compliance accommodations across the port(s) operations.

More information

Attachments

Award information

Awarded date

21 July 2023

Contract start date

24 July 2023

Contract end date

23 July 2024

Total value of contract

£86,150

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

WREN Consulting

Address

10 Hagelthorn Street, Farrer, Australian Capital Territory 2607

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Holly Power

Address

Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
UK

Email

holly.power@cefas.co.uk