Published date: 7 June 2019

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: 5 July 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Survey vessels - 34513550

Location of contract

North East

Value of contract

£10,000 to £25,000

Procurement reference

BIP404207403

Published date

7 June 2019

Closing date

5 July 2019

Contract start date

1 September 2019

Contract end date

31 December 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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

A Fishery Science Partnership (FSP) involving the fishing industry, Defra and Cefas scientists was established in 2003. Defra has confirmed the continued funding of the Fisheries Science Partnership programme for a further year in 2019/20.

The objectives of the program are:

•To build relationships between UK fishermen and scientists and to involve fishermen in the co-commissioning of science.

To achieve these objectives, the programme will:

(a) provide data obtained from commercial fishing catches on key stocks to supplement data sources traditionally used in ICES assessments;
(b) investigate concerns raised by fishermen on scientific assessments or on stocks not currently assessed;
(c) investigate innovative scientific methods and or more selective / environmentally friendly fishing methods; and,
(d) support the work of Regional Advisory Councils.

To find out more or to respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/75E47X99TH

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About the buyer

Contact name

Chloe Halifax

Address

Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
Nr33 0HT
UK

Telephone

01502524515

Email

procure@cefas.co.uk