Published date: 12 July 2017

Last edited date: 12 July 2017

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: 18 July 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Fishing vessels - 34513100

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£10,000 to £25,000

Procurement reference

BIP265937425

Published date

12 July 2017

Closing date

18 July 2017

Contract start date

24 July 2017

Contract end date

31 October 2017

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

NOTE: This notice was updated on 12 July 2017 for the following reason: DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS FRIDAY 21ST JULY 2017 - this replaces any previously advertised closing dates, see RFQ document for full detailsPLEASE DOWNLOAD THE FULL TENDER DETAILS BY REGISTERING AT https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/4TB3S64WJ7

The primary objective of this project is to estimate survival rate of discarded juvenile and adult thornback ray (Raja clavata) caught in the Thames thornback ray otter trawl fishery. The information may be used to support an application for exemption from the Landing Obligation (LO) under the high survival provision.

The information on thornback ray discard survival may be used to supplement management advice, in particular in constructing Discard Plans and evidencing applications for exemptions to the Landing Obligation (LO) for thornback ray under the high survival provision.

The trials will take place between July 2017 and October 2017. The work will involve a maximum of 6 days of fishing under charter, possibly spread over several weeks, with a possible routine of a few day's fishing followed by several days monitoring the survival of thornback ray returned to an onshore tank system.

The study will involve the capture and release of live thornback ray that have been tagged using data storage tags, as well as the retention and landing of live thornback ray in tanks for captive monitoring studies. The survey will require two scientist to be onboard the vessel while fishing.

This tender is seeking an otter trawler, with a skipper experienced in fishing for thornback ray in the Thames study area.

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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

Emma Roberts

Address

Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
UK

Telephone

01502527766

Email

procure@cefas.co.uk