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title: "CEFAS22-169 Contract for services to support Sri Lanka's shark and ray fisheries and trade"
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# CEFAS22-169 Contract for services to support Sri Lanka's shark and ray fisheries and trade

Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-735c6605-16e3-495a-b53d-c2fd8940c998

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## Summary

The Defra Network eTendering Portal has awarded a contract for marine research services to Blue Resources Trust. The contract, titled "CEFAS22-169 Contract for services to support Sri Lanka's shark and ray fisheries and trade", is valued at £48,665. The procurement method used was a Single tender action (below threshold). The contract period is from 2nd February 2023 to 31st March 2023, aimed at supporting the accurate identification of sharks and their products in Sri Lanka through various activities like providing visual identification guides, training staff, and mapping data on elasmobranch fisheries.

This tender provides an opportunity for businesses specialising in marine research services to support conservation efforts in Sri Lanka's shark and ray fisheries and trade sector. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. By participating in this tender, businesses can contribute to conservation efforts, capacity building, and data collection initiatives, thus fostering sustainable marine resource management practices in Sri Lanka.

## Notice

It is estimated that over one-third of sharks and their relatives are threatened with extinction worldwide due to a combined effect of global fishing pressure, conservative life history characteristics, and high market price for the fins of some species. Shark fisheries tend to be diverse and unregulated small-scale fisheries, illegal fishing, non-systematic data collection and high volume of bycatch, presents a challenging management scenario for shark fishing nations. The diversity of species landed makes accurate species identification challenging but vital for their effective fisheries management and conservation. Requirement: To support the accurate identification of sharks and their products in Sri Lanka, Cefas requires a Supplier to: 1. Provide fifty sets of three visual identification guides for shark and rays and their products, to customs staff at the border. The Supplier will be provided with the guides and the Supplier will manage the printing and distribution. Guides will be provided and printed in English. The Supplier will identify where, and to who, the guides will be distributed. 2. Train twenty staff (focused on Department for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DFAR) and National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA)) in a 2-day training event on the identification of protected/regulated and commonly landed elasmobranch species near Beruwela fisheries harbour. Training will be delivered by international expert Rima Jabado, with the aim to improve capacity for species-specific data collection. 3. Map data on elasmobranch fisheries in Sri Lanka through a desk-based scoping study which is validated with key stakeholders at an in-country workshop in Colombo.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4d6d4ba3-6cd8-484b-8fe7-151adc53b760 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Jan 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Feb 2023 |
| Contract period | 2 Feb 2023 - 31 Mar 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £48,665 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £48,665 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL |
| Locality | LOWESTOFT |
| Post town | Norwich |
| Postcode | NR33 0HT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH6 Suffolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH63 East Suffolk |
| Local authority | East Suffolk |
| Electoral ward | Kirkley & Pakefield |
| Westminster constituency | Lowestoft |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BLUE RESOURCES TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73112000 - Marine research services

## Release History

- 3 Feb 2023 at 10:38 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4d6d4ba3-6cd8-484b-8fe7-151adc53b760

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4d6d4ba3-6cd8-484b-8fe7-151adc53b760
  3rd February 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/53eb671a-4284-420a-8f4b-e69a6db60d12
  n/a

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