Published date: 18 May 2023

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Opportunity (published 18 May 2023, last edited 18 May 2023)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Certification services - 79132000

  • Auditing services - 79212000

  • Business and management consultancy and related services - 79400000

    • Education and training services - 80000000

    • Training programme services - 80521000

Location of contract

DT4 8UB

Value of contract

£65,000 to £75,000

Procurement reference

CF-0081900D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

18 May 2023

Closing date

12 June 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 July 2023

Contract end date

30 June 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).

Current analysis of marine pollution and water quality in Belize is stunted by both limited resources, a lack of cost recovery mechanisms of existing laboratories, and the outsourcing of certain analysis to laboratories outside of Belize.

Cefas require the successful Tenderer to provide services to assess the readiness, and support progress towards accreditation to ISO 17025:2017 for marine pollution testing laboratories in Belize, through:

1. Producing a self assessment document for initial assessment of lab readiness for accreditation.

2. Deliver an in-country workshop in Belize for key stakeholders on ISO 17025:2017 accreditation for testing laboratories.

3. Complete gap analysis via in-country visits to labs in Belize who wish to further evaluate the option of accreditation.

About the buyer

Contact name

Holly Power

Address

Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
GB

Email

procure@cefas.co.uk