Published date: 17 August 2018

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Awarded contract (published 23 November 2022)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Marine research services - 73112000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£100,000

Procurement reference

TD2018-007

Published date

17 August 2018

Closing date

5 September 2018

Contract start date

1 April 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Contract type

Not specified

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.

This is an accelerated procedure.

Justification

This project is contingent on EMFF funding being secured to enable its commencement. An accelerated open procedure for tenders is required due to an EMFF assessment panel deadline of 14 September

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

This project seeks to develop an innovative risk based approach to enable the production of high quality shellfish that fully meets consumer safety and regulatory requirements while recognising the variable water quality environment in which most UK aquaculture production occurs.

The specific project aims include:
- Improving our understanding of the sources of microbial contamination and how uptake by shellfish varies with a range of potentially predictive environmental factors, so that producers can more accurately predict, manage and intervene to reduce the risk of contaminated product being harvested.

- Assessing the risk implications associated with microbial contamination and determining if there are post-harvest measures that can be used to remedy or mitigate this risk so that product is safe for consumption.

- Developing a risk based management system that:
- Compliments the current retrospective classification system (which is based on fixed sample location and dates) by guiding the management action that should be taken when poor water quality is predicted, in line with agreed mitigation measures.
- Enables regulators and industry to cooperate on the application of the regulatory framework, with the aim of reducing incorrect downgrading of shellfish beds while ensuring that the required standards for public health are maintained.
- Provides the shellfish industry with the ability to engage in real time management of their harvesting operations, outside the regulatory sampling periods.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Eunice Pinn

Address

18 Logie Mill
Edinburgh
EH74HS
Scotland

Email

Eunice.Pinn@seafish.co.uk

Website

www.seafish.org