Tender Results of Cefas

CEFAS23-94 Contract for ALDFG outreach and education in Ghana under the Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP)-The OCPP was announced in 2021 as a key bilateral aid programme under the £500m Blue Planet Fund. Under the OCPP, Cefas will use existing experience of collaboration at an international level, to develop innovative science techniques and analyses with OCPP partner countries that address marine pollution challenges. Cefas will work alongside international partners in government and society to collaborate on work packages to tackle marine litter, including raising awareness to encourage be...

CEFAS23-100 Contract for Ghanaian image annotation of marine litter images under the Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP)-The Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP) was announced in 2021 as a key bilateral aid programme under the £500m Blue Planet Fund. OCPP objectives are to support countries to tackle marine pollution, support sustainable seafood practices and establish designated, well-managed and enforced Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). The overall aim of this project is to produce a machine learning algorithm capable of identifying at least 89 marine litter items as defined by international proto...

CEFAS23-110 Contract for Beachy Head East MCZ Subtidal Habitats Baseline Survey-Cefas requires a Supplier to undertake a grabbing and Drop Down Video (DDV) survey at the Beachy Head East Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ), during Summer/Autumn 2023. The survey is required to be completed by 31st October 2023. The work supports the ongoing monitoring objectives of Natural England at the site. A total of 18 mini-Hamon-grab stations are planned for sampling using a standard 0.1m2 mini-Hamon grab. At 6 of the stations, triplicate grabs will be collected resulting in 30 grabs in ...

CEFAS23-102 Contract for Inshore Otter / Beam Vessel Charter - Cuttlefish-Cefas are seeking to procure an inshore fishing vessel equipped with Beam or Otter trawl that can be fitted with a fine mesh liner for fishing juvenile (3-7cm) cuttlefish in the South West of England (Cornwall, Devon and/or Dorset).

CEFAS23-122 Contract for IT endpoint services transformation-The Supplier will provide an update to Cefas endpoint management and Active Directory. The requirements are as follows: 1. Auto pilot - End user update programme - Pick back-up and implement. 2. Create new Windows 11 image to deploy with auto pilot. 3. Migrate SCCM to End Point Manager - GP updates, end user manager. 4. Active Directory upgrade. Currently using on prem AD - Update AD site and forest level or preferably or go to Azure AD registered. 5. BitLocker update to latest ve...

CEFAS23-83 Contract for overseas scientific workshop facilitation Services-Cefas require provision of effective and professional facilitation services for a variety of workshops, conferences, and events that Cefas will be running in various international locations across the duration of the Contract. The Supplier will: 1. Work closely with Cefas colleagues to understand the objectives and principles of the relevant programme of work for which the facilitation is required. 2. Develop and design a workshop/s agenda and any other associated literature such as nam...

CEFAS23-97 Contract for a Mackerel Tagging Vessel-North East Atlantic Mackerel (Scomber scombrus), is a widely distributed stock which exhibits significant seasonal migrations. Having a solid understanding of these migrations, including occupancy of different areas, is critical to successfully managing the stock. To better understand stock movements, Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) Tags have been deployed in mackerel on the West coast of the UK and Ireland by Norway since 2011. However, areas of the North Sea are not included in Norway...

CEFAS23-86 contract for the supply of genomics to identify population structures-contract for the supply of genomics to identify population structures of herring, horse mackerel and sprat. Cefas has a Defra R&D proposal which will use genomics to identify population structures of herring, horse mackerel and sprat. A significant amount of work has been carried out by the Fishing Industry and ICES to identify populations using the FSHSTK1D array, with Cefas adding to the geographical scope of the objectives by analysing areas currently lacking any information. The an...

CEFAS23-12 Contract for TLS Data Processing - LOT 2-The BEEMS (British Energy Estuarine and Marine Studies) programme is funded by NNB GenCo (EDF Energy). Through this programme, Cefas provide authoritative scientific information on the marine and transitional waters in the vicinity of potential nuclear new build (NNB) power stations and require a competent Supplier to deliver the element described below. Within the BEEMS programme, Cefas routinely manage, review, analyse and report on hydrographic surveys conducted by third parties to meet re...

The BEEMS (British Energy Estuarine and Marine Studies) programme is funded by NNB GenCo (EDF Energy). Through this programme, Cefas provide authoritative scientific information on the marine and transitional waters in the vicinity of potential nuclear new build (NNB) power stations and require a competent Supplier to deliver the element described below. Within the BEEMS programme, Cefas routinely manage, review, analyse and report on hydrographic surveys conducted by third parties to meet regulatory marine environmental monitoring requirements. Surveys serve a range of purposes within the marine environmental monitoring programmes for Sizewell C (SZC) and Hinkley Point C (HPC) NNB power stations. This includes bathymetric multibeam echosounder (MBES) surveys to examine: • Geomorphological change of nearshore bars and sandbanks (including validation of remote x-band radar measurements of these features). • Seabed change in dredging areas and dredge disposal sites. • Scour around seabed infrastructure. Whilst Cefas may utilise the services of UKHO when practical, in addition Cefas are required to secure additional contracts with suitable organisations to provide TLS data processing. Surveys conducted by third parties appointed by Cefas are part of the marine environmental monitoring programmes for HPC and SZC NNB power stations. The work is ongoing in nature, with an expected increase in survey activity in 2024. This year (2023) there are currently 3 multibeam surveys and one side scan sonar survey planned across both sites. The surveys are in varying stages of project planning and the appointed organisations would be required to take on work at any point in the project lifecycle. There is the requirement to support Cefas in the processing and QC of a backlog of TLS data alongside any new TLS data that maybe collected during the contract duration.