Published date: 11 September 2024

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Opportunity (published 11 September 2024, last edited 16 September 2024)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Technical analysis or consultancy services - 71621000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£35,000 to £40,000

Procurement reference

CF-0363600D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

11 September 2024

Closing date

2 October 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

18 October 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2025

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

The Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP) is funded through UK official development
assistance (ODA) as part of the UKs Blue Planet Fund. It aims to strengthen marine science
expertise, develop science-based policy and management tools, and create educational resources
for coastal communities under three main objectives described in terms of marine pollution,
sustainable seafood, and marine biodiversity. It supports activities in partnership with country
governments directed towards capacity building for marine science in local institutions,
organisations and communities. Shipping-related Pollution: Whilst the number of shipping-related
pollution incidents has gradually decreased with improvements to ship safety and training over
recent decades, the risk of shipping incidents remains. This is due to the rapid expansion of
international trade, where there is still the potential for occasional large high-profile incidents to
occur through collision and/or grounding, as well as emerging activities such as oil exploration
activities and development of petroleum refinery. Spills can include pollutants such as
hydrocarbons, plastics, and hazardous and noxious substances. Recent high-profile events such
as the MV Wakashio grounding on the outer reef of Mauritius, spilling ~820 tonnes of low sulphur
fuel oil into the surrounding environment and the X-press Pearl which caught fire and spilled oil and
plastic pellets along the coast of Sri Lanka, demonstrate first-hand the devastating impacts of such
incidents. Such incidents can threaten marine biodiversity, world heritage sites and the livelihoods
of coastal communities. There is a need to understand the risk posed by spills to inform proactive
preparedness for such spills. Compared with other parts the of the world, the capacity of countries
in the Indian Ocean region to respond to maritime disasters still remains a challenge. Government
agencies are seeking to address this and have taken steps towards reinforcing pollution response
capability. Risk Assessments are a useful tool to help understand the relative risks and to support
environmental management decision making, and can be used to inform management decisions,
based on the assessed risk to ecological and economic marine resources. Requirement: Work
Package 1: Risk Assessment Report for Sri Lanka This report will include an assessment of risk of
maritime spills and risk to aquatic resources (e.g. commercial, habitats and species). The
Assessment will evaluate data and information from the period 2018 to present. Download the
Bidder Pack at https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome and search for CEFAS24-133 under
opportunities.

About the buyer

Contact name

Laura Anderson

Address

Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
GB

Email

procure@cefas.gov.uk