Published date: 31 January 2023

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


Closing: 1 January 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£69,021

Procurement reference

tender_256206/1173943

Published date

31 January 2023

Closing date

1 January 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 February 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

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

Cefas requires a statistical modeller to contribute to the development of methods for improving ways
that take account of mixed fisheries interactions in management advice; specifically on incorporating
interactions of fisheries with data-limited stocks in mixed fisheries models. The Supplier will work
within a team over the three-year period (subject to ongoing funding) to advise on statistical and
methodological aspects of tools to incorporate data-limited stocks in mixed fisheries models,
contribute to the development of code and publication of the work in a peer reviewed journal. The
development of tools and models will enable management advice to be broadened to take account a
greater range of stocks, contributing to an improved evidence base on which to make decisions about
the management of mixed fisheries.
Deliverables:
The Suppler will develop fully documented code and statistical methods to estimate interactions, and
ways to incorporate these interactions into assessment and forecast models for catch advice. This will
focus on "Robin Hood" approach (Punt et al., 2011) to modelling data-limited stocks. To achieve this
goal the Supplier will:
1. Provide a summary of the approach to be taken and a workplan for delivery by end of year one
(March 2023).
2. Contribute to project meetings and workshops as necessary throughout the project, including
under the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES). This may require travel
to Cefas, Lowestoft or another meeting location a maximum of twice annually.
3. Develop a scientific manuscript for peer-review, and contribute to project report writing in years
2 (February 2024) and 3 (February 2025).

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Award information

Awarded date

31 January 2023

Contract start date

1 February 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Total value of contract

£69,021

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Atlantic Technological University (ATU)

Address

Port Road, Letterkenny, Co Donegal, F92 FC93 Ireland.

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
England

Email

procure@cefas.co.uk