Published date: 22 June 2023

Last edited date: 23 June 2023

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: 28 July 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Marine research services - 73112000

  • Event services - 79952000

  • Education and training services - 80000000

    • Community action programme - 85322000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£60,000 to £70,000

Procurement reference

CF-0096700D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

22 June 2023

Closing date

28 July 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

14 August 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Cefas require services for providing an outreach and education programme on abandoned lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) along the Ghana coastline, under the Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP).

The OCPP was announced in 2021 as a key bilateral aid programme under the £500m Blue Planet Fund. Under the OCPP, Cefas will use existing experience of collaboration at an international level, to develop innovative science techniques and analyses with OCPP partner countries that address marine pollution challenges.

Cefas will work alongside international partners in government and society to collaborate on work packages to tackle marine litter, including raising awareness to encourage best practices in litter disposal. This includes collecting data to evaluate the status of forms of pollutions such as abandoned lost and otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) and educating and engaging with local communities to start conversations about solutions. This also includes an outreach programme on ALDFG to raise awareness of the possible impacts of ALDFG.

The successful Tenderer will engage with local fisherfolk to understand how ALDFG is currently entering the marine environment in Ghana and what solutions the local community believe will be beneficial in reducing ALDFG nationally in the future

The successful Tenderer will be expected to provide technical knowledge, explore potential in- country solutions, and create and provide appropriate training materials.

It is expected that the successful Tenderer will be on the ground, engaging face-to-face with the local fishing communities in Ghana.

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More information

Previous notice about this procurement

CEFAS23-94 ITT for outreach and education services on ALDFG in Ghana under OCPP

  • Opportunity
  • Published 22 June 2023

About the buyer

Contact name

Holly Power

Address

Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
United Kingdom

Email

holly.power@cefas.gov.uk