Published date: 16 October 2019

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


Closing: 31 August 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£109,150

Procurement reference

tender_216249/806088

Published date

16 October 2019

Closing date

31 August 2019

Contract start date

6 September 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2020

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?

Yes

Description

In the recent Fisheries White Paper the UK Government outlines a desire for an efficient but sustainable fishing industry with technological advances having driven greater efficiency, such as where modern smaller boats have been able to catch more fish than they have previously, existing approaches to considering sustainability may no longer have their original utility. As the UK leaves the European Union and takes back control of its waters in a new era of fisheries governance, there is distinct opportunity to consider new criteria for defining 'low impact fishing', and to replace current definitions used for fishing vessels, such as the 'under 10 metre' categorisation, while considering what low impact fishing means across the commercial fleet and recreational sector.

This invitation to tender is for an original piece of work to develop a framework of principles for low impact fishing, and to agree the processes for applying them. The scope of this work extends only to England for operational reasons, but it is recognised the outputs may be of interest at a UK-wide scale and beyond.

More information

Links

Additional text

The Contracting Authority used an eTendering system in this procurement exercise. Suppliers instructions how to express interest in similar tenders are available on the eSourcing Portal.

1) Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once):

- browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register,

- accept the terms and conditions and click "continue",

- enter your correct business and user details,

- note the username you chose and click "Save" when complete,

- you will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure).

Award information

Awarded date

27 March 2019

Contract start date

6 September 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2020

Total value of contract

£109,150

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

New Economics Foundation

Address

10 Salamanca Place London SE1 7HB

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Garry Raisbeck

Address

17 Nobel House
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Email

garry.raisbeck@defra.gsi.gov.uk