Published date: 17 August 2018

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: 31 August 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Marine survey services - 71354500

  • Marine conservation strategy planning - 90712300

  • Marine services - 98360000

    • Aquatic marine services - 98361000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£50,000 to £100,000

Procurement reference

BIP340136478

Published date

17 August 2018

Closing date

31 August 2018

Contract start date

1 October 2018

Contract end date

31 January 2019

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

Defra will fund the Commonwealth Marine Litter Programme (CLIP), which will be led by the UK through the Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas). The programme will support up to six developing countries across the Commonwealth to develop national litter action plans focusing on plastics entering the oceans.
Cefas requires the Supplier to develop a high quality and targeted removal and/or prevention programme for ghost gear in the Pacific region (specifically Vanuatu and Solomon Islands). The Supplier will evaluate options to identify lost fishing gear and its impacts to allocate clean up costs and assist with a regional workshop to consider options to prevent and reduce the amount of abandoned and lost fishing gear (e.g. marking, tracking).

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Additional text

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

Chloe Halifax

Address

Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
UK

Telephone

01502524515

Email

procure@cefas.co.uk