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

East of England

Value of contract

£10,000 to £25,000

Procurement reference

BIP404189000

Published date

7 June 2019

Closing date

5 July 2019

Contract start date

8 July 2019

Contract end date

28 February 2020

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

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/S95R3528PM

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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