Published date: 31 October 2022

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 2 August 2022, 11pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products - 03000000

Location of contract

SW1P 3JR

Value of contract

£716,910

Procurement reference

tender_309054/1119035

Published date

31 October 2022

Closing date

2 August 2022

Closing time

11pm

Contract start date

5 September 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2025

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?

Yes

Description

1.1 Background to Fisheries Management Plans

1.1.1. The Fisheries Act (2020) places an obligation on Defra and the devolved administrations to prepare and publish Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs) to help achieve Defra's ambition for sustainable fisheries. The Act describes an FMP as a document that sets out policies designed to restore one or more stocks of sea fish to, or maintain them at, sustainable levels.

1.1.2. Once a FMP is published, the Act places a duty on national fisheries authorities to exercise their functions in accordance with the policies set out in FMPs. The plans therefore place binding obligations onto the national fisheries authorities to seek to deliver the goals of each FMP.

1.1.3. Each FMP will be reviewed at least every six years to ensure that they remain effective, although fisheries policy authorities can carry out more frequent and regular reviews on policies within the plans when considered appropriate. The draft Joint Fisheries Statement (JFS) included a list of proposed FMPs with a timetable for their publication. Defra are reviewing the responses to the JFS consultation, and a final list will be published by November 2022.

1.1.4. There are currently 43 planned FMPs:

- 21 are joint UK FMPs which will be jointly developed by all 4 UK administrations, with Scottish Government coordinating their preparation.
- 2 FMPs coordinated by Northern Ireland published jointly with Welsh Government and Defra.
- Defra will be publishing 16 FMPs.

1.1.5. FMPs will be a tool to implement wider policies and work on fisheries management, for example informing Defra's approach when negotiating the management of stocks shared with other coastal states.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Evaluating the contribution of Fisheries Management Plans Toward Ocean Sustainability (including Collaborative approaches)

  • Opportunity
  • Published 20 June 2022

Attachments

Award information

Awarded date

5 September 2022

Contract start date

5 September 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Total value of contract

£716,910

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

ICF Consulting Services Limited

Address

Riverscape, 10 Queen Street Place London. EC4R 1BE

Reference

Companies House number: 4161656

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Defra

Address

17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Telephone

00

Email

DGCEnquiries@defra.gov.uk

Website

http://defra.bravosolutions.co.uk