Published date: 16 July 2018

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 2 August 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Fishing, emergency and other special vessels - 34513000

  • Fishing vessels - 34513100

  • Survey vessels - 34513550

    • Fishing-vessel services - 63726700

    • Research vessel services - 63726800

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£10,000 to £25,000

Procurement reference

BIP333248023

Published date

16 July 2018

Closing date

2 August 2018

Contract start date

1 September 2018

Contract end date

31 December 2018

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

A project dedicated to enhancing the understanding on the impacts of pulse trawling has been commissioned by Defra (UK Government).
One component of the project has the objectives to: 'Compare catching performance and measurable impact of a pulse trawl and beam trawl during commercial fishing trials'.

To achieve this objective a comparative trial will be carried out and requires access to 1 pulse trawler and 1 beam trawler. The specific objectives of the trial will be to compare the total catch (species, sizes) including benthos, the condition of the catch (vitality, injury), and relative measurable impact (for each tonne of sole caught), between the gears.

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Additional text

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

About the buyer

Contact name

Chloe Halifax

Address

Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
UK

Telephone

01502524515

Email

procure@cefas.co.uk