Published date: 29 February 2024

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


Closing: 11 January 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Environmental services - 90700000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£160,000 to £180,000

Procurement reference

CF-0251000D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

29 February 2024

Closing date

11 January 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

2 February 2024

Contract end date

31 January 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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

In February 2023 Cefas supported species identification training through the UK Governments Ocean
Country Partnership Programme (OCPP) to frontline fisheries staff in Sri Lanka and engaged with the
fisheries directorate to discuss evidence priorities. Support with the revision of Sri Lanka's current National
Plan of Action (NPOA) for elasmobranchs and the associated activities around this was identified as a
priority. This includes the need to develop a full list of elasmobranch species being caught, landed, and
traded in Sri Lanka followed by the development of a national ID guide. This resource would then be used
as a training reference for existing and future staff within the fisheries departments, customs, and
coastguards in the field to support robust data collection, identify and prosecute illegal activities and thus
promote sustainable elasmobranch fisheries.
2. Aims and Objectives
The overarching aims and objectives of the project are:
1. To review and update the National Plan of Action (NPOA) for Sri Lanka's elasmobranch
populations in collaboration with the Fisheries department of Sri Lanka and Cefas and socialise
the developed plan with stakeholders in Sri Lanka.
2. Use visual and DNA-based approaches to identify elasmobranchs sampled at markets across
Sri Lanka to support the development of a national identification guide.
3. To provide technical support to two master's students working on DNA analysis of market
samples and population assessment methods.
4. Facilitate and deliver workshops on the visual identification of CITES listed elasmobranchs to
fisheries and trade management staff, using updated identification guides (post CITES
Convention of the Parties in Nov 2022 (COP19)).

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Award information

Awarded date

25 January 2024

Contract start date

2 February 2024

Contract end date

31 January 2026

Total value of contract

£169,786

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Blue Resources Trust

Address

86 Barnes Place, Colombo 00700

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Holly Power

Address

Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
UK

Email

procure@cefas.gov.uk