Published date: 1 August 2023

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


Closing: 12 July 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Survey services - 79311000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£104,775

Procurement reference

CF-0112400D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

1 August 2023

Closing date

12 July 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 August 2023

Contract end date

31 July 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

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

Background
Sole is a key stock for fishermen operating in the Outer Thames (ICES Division 4.c) and contributes significantly to the economic stability of the fishing and processing industries at small ports within this region. The primary objective of this project will be to start to address data gaps in the current assessment for North Sea sole, including the lack of recent recruitment data from the UK sector of the southern North Sea - an important nursery ground for the stock. Two surveys, one covering the northern Outer Thames, and another the southern Outer Thames will be conducted to achieve appropriate spatial coverage in the area. These surveys will gather abundance-at-age data for juvenile sole as well as data on the wider fish assemblage, including small demersal fish (plaice, thornback ray, whiting etc), shellfish and selected invertebrates.

Aims and Objectives
The project will conduct two seasonal surveys (each of up to 7 days) using a standardised 2 or 3 m beam trawl (all survey gears will be supplied by Cefas) at fixed locations in the Outer Thames. The information to be collected will include catch rates and size distributions for commercial and non-commercial species (cod, whiting, thornback ray, shellfish etc) and biological parameters for sole and plaice.

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Award information

Awarded date

18 July 2023

Contract start date

1 August 2023

Contract end date

31 July 2026

Total value of contract

£104,775

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Valkyrie Fish Company Ltd

Address

null

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Jade Peek

Address

Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
United Kingdom

Email

procure@cefas.co.uk