Tender Results of Cefas

CEFAS24-44 Contract for pollack population size study-Following the recent Defra announcement of a scientific assessment to understand more about the stock structure and abundance of Pollack, the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) invited commercial fishers to register their interest in joining a study using genetic tools to estimate the population size of pollack in the western English Channel (ICES subdivision 7.e.) The study will be delivered in collaboration with commercial pollack fishing specialists (i.e. fis...

CEFAS24-46 Contract for technical advisory services on Potentially Polluting Wrecks (PPW) in Solomon Islands under the Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP)-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. Oil pollution from World War II (WWII) potentially polluting wrecks (PPW) threatens ...

CEFAS24-41 Contract to provide analysis and data to support development and validation of a model of macroalgal seagrass and saltmarsh growth-Background: The Marine Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment (mNCEA) programme is a flagship science innovation programme that is addressing integrating natural capital and ecosystem assessment approaches into policy and decision making for marine and coastal environments. Ecosystem assessment tells us about the health of our natural environment and how this is changing over time, whereas natural capital describes the economic, social and environmental value our natural assets hold for peo...

CEFAS24-28 Contract for BEEMS Bathymetric and Bank Surveys Sizewell Suffolk-The BEEMS (British Energy Estuarine and Marine Studies) programme is funded by Sizewell C Limited. Through this programme, Cefas provide authoritative scientific information on the marine and transitional waters in the vicinity of potential new build nuclear power stations. The purpose of this procurement is to provide bathymetric data for the Greater Sizewell Bay (GSB) to assess the geomorphological changes of the region, hence contributing to the ongoing monitoring of the Sizewell Coastline...

CEFAS23-147 Contract for a smartphone app for UKOT MPA wildlife sightings-The Blue Belt Programme require the supplier to create a Smartphone application to assist the UK Overseas Territories (OT) to record sightings of marine wildlife, pollution and other things which may be of interest to the OT Government. It is envisaged that the App will contain some information for visitors of the MPA including text on the creation of the MPA, images and text on the key species and habitats and on some of the threats to the MPA. The supplier is required to develop a Smartphon...

CEFAS24-17 - Contract for seafood value chain mapping for the Solomon Islands under the Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP)-The Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP) is funded through UK official development assistance as part of the UKs Blue Planet Fund. It strengthens marine science expertise, develops science-based policy and management tools, and creates educational resources for coastal communities focussed on marine pollution, sustainable seafood, and marine biodiversity. In partnership with country governments OCPP builds capacity for marine science in local institutions organisations and communities. ...

CEFAS24-43 Contract for ZIA Web Filtering Services-Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA), business grade package with reporting with 24x7 premium support via telephone and web

CEFAS24-40 Contract for Marine benthic macroinvertebrate sample analysis-Beachy Head East Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) is an inshore site that covers an area of 195 km2 and is located along the coast near Eastbourne in East Sussex, in the Eastern Channel region. Sediment samples were collected, using a 0.1m2 mini Hamon grab, during a survey aboard the CV Seren Las between 22nd and 29th November 2023. In total 25 samples were successfully collected, details of which can be found in table 1 below. Requirement: Cefas require a supplier to carry out the processin...

CEFAS24-62 Contract for provision of services to deliver Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) training-Provision of training for Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) for Cefas staff for FY 24/25

CEFAS24-60 Contract for provision of renewal and new Anchor Lab software licenses-Provision of licenses for Anchor Lab software including: 6 x renewal vessel licenses 2 x new vessel licenses 1 x server license 1 x site analyser license