Published date: 11 July 2024

Last edited date: 1 August 2024

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: 12 September 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Aquaculture services - 77800000

  • Environmental services - 90700000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£200,000 to £220,000

Procurement reference

CF-0325700D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

11 July 2024

Closing date

12 September 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

18 October 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP) is funded through official development assistance (ODA) as part of the UK's £500 million Blue Planet Fund. Through the OCPP, the UK government partners with ODA-eligible countries to deliver tangible and positive impacts on the livelihoods of coastal communities that depend on healthy marine ecosystems. The programme supports countries to strengthen marine science expertise, develop science-based policy and management tools, and create educational resources for coastal communities.

Under the sustainable seafood objective, the programme supports the development of the skills and expertise needed to adopt sustainable seafood practices. This will reduce risks such as the spread of zoonotic diseases from unsustainable or unsafe activities and will support trade in safe seafood. The programme will also support the development of better management, monitoring and enforcement capabilities regarding illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.

The primary aim of this Contract is to create and/or reinforce a network of brackish water/marine aquaculture experts across different aquaculture disciplines and practices in Bangladesh, with the potential to forge a long-term legacy beyond the OCPP. This network is hereafter referred to as the Aquaculture Network.
This Contract will be awarded to a single Supplier to act as the Aquaculture Network coordinator - however, it is absolutely essential that multiple secondary organisations are engaged to form the Aquaculture Network, as this is the key objective of the work.

Suppliers submitting bids must demonstrate that they have established aquaculture collaborations in Bangladesh - whether existing/long-term or newly formed for this specific requirement - and proof of actively working in Bangladesh in the relevant fields.

The Aquaculture Network must include organisations that are already engaged on the ground (for example engaging with aquaculture farmers, including women and youth, DoF or BFRI), and promoting expertise and skills exchange with other orgnisations.

Expertise required within the Aquaculture Network primarily includes best aquaculture practice and husbandry, disease management and diagnostics, and water quality management and assessment.

To view this opportunity please go to https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
You will need to log in or create a new supplier account. The opportunity can then be found searching 'CEFAS24-77 ITT for Aquaculture Network establishment in Bangladesh under OCPP'.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

CEFAS24-77 ITT for services to establish & coordinate an Aquaculture Network to deliver best practise, knowledge sharing & capacity building in Bangladesh, under Ocean Country Partnership Programme

  • Opportunity
  • Published 11 July 2024

About the buyer

Contact name

Holly Power

Address

Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
UK

Email

procure@cefas.gov.uk