Tender Results of Cefas

CEFAS23-138 Contract for Climate Smart Marine Spatial Planning in UKOTs (DA)-In 2020 the Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership (MCCIP) worked across the six UKOT regions (Polar, Caribbean, Mediterranean, Indian Ocean, Pacific, South Atlantic) to build capacity and establish climate change baselines, with UKOTs themselves taking the lead in identifying priorities. The next stage of this work is looking to build off these networks and the common themes around fisheries and conservation that were established. The follow-on project will focus on climate...

CEFAS23-157 Contract for services to support of Sri Lanka shark and ray trade under the Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP)-In February 2023 Cefas supported species identification training through the UK Governments Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP) to frontline fisheries staff in Sri Lanka and engaged with the fisheries directorate to discuss evidence priorities. Support with the revision of Sri Lanka's current National Plan of Action (NPOA) for elasmobranchs and the associated activities around this was identified as a priority. This includes the need to develop a full list of elasmobranch...

CEFAS24-37 Contract for provision of bespoke acoustic tags for salmon smolt-Provision of bespoke acoustic tags for salmon smolt for work in Bristol Channel and river catchments.

CEFAS23-137 Contract for Quotation for LA-ICP-MS analysis on fish otoliths-As part of the "Improving methodology to assess finfish, pelagic, data-limited, and non-quota stocks to inform management advice." project under the WP2.5 "Assessment of otolith microchemistry (e.g., plaice and sole, herring, sprat, sardine and horse mackerel)" Cefas are seeking a suitable supplier to conduct otolith microchemistry analysis via Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometer (LA-ICP-MS) for tracing several elements (Li6,Li7, Na23, Mg24, Ca43, Ca44...

CEFAS23-68 Contract for software development services (Contract Extension)-Contract extension to end of financial year 23/24 for provision of software development services in support of the Cefas applied technology team.

CEFAS23-118 Statutory shellfish sample collection-Current legislation requires that classified shellfish production and relaying areas are monitored for microbiological contamination, marine biotoxins, harmful algae and chemical contamination. This forms part of an official control monitoring programme. In Scotland, Food Standards Scotland (FSS) is the competent authority with responsibility for the implementation and delivery of the Scottish shellfish official control (OC) monitoring programme. Cefas is the laboratory designated by FSS to p...

CEFAS23-164 Contract for services for Thermogravimetric Analyses (TGA) of sediment samples-Provision of services to Cefas for: • Thermogravimetric Analyses (TGA) of 170 bulk sediment samples, provided by Cefas as dried, ground-sediment <2mm fraction. • Calculation of a novel Carbon Stability Index (CSI) • Soli-TOC analysis will be applied to all 170 samples. • A summary report of results, including a provisional interpretation of these data.

CEFAS23-144 Contract for PATHSAFE Pathogen machine learning-Background: As part of the Pathogen Surveillance in Agriculture, Food and Environment (PATHSAFE) programme, Cefas are conducting pilot surveillance studies for key foodborne disease pathogens. Cefas have collected and analysed weekly river water samples over a time series of 2 x 3 month periods. Additional analyses of these samples and data generated is required to generate a tool for predicting the risk of foodborne disease in river catchments and shellfish harvesting areas. Requiremen...

CEFAS23-149 Contract for Marine underwater imagery analysis-Cefas requires a successful supplier to undertake the analysis of seabed imagery (still images and video) collected from the Berwickshire and North Northumberland Coast SAC in 2023.

CEFAS23-67 Contract for provision of ATR-FTIR instruments for 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. The OCPP is a UK Government-led programme delivered under the Blue Planet Fund. Through this programme, Cefas, in partnership with the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) and the Marine Management Organisation (MMO), provide technical assistance to support countries in tackling marine pollution, support sustainable seafood practices, and establish...