--- title: "Preliminary assessment of the impact on UK seabird populations of mortality from incidental bycatch occurring in UK waters" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-7fa8918c-21e7-45ad-9c54-8ae3d703ecf1" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7fa8918c-21e7-45ad-9c54-8ae3d703ecf1" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7fa8918c-21e7-45ad-9c54-8ae3d703ecf1.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7fa8918c-21e7-45ad-9c54-8ae3d703ecf1.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "JNCC SUPPORT CO" published: "2018-12-04" --- # Preliminary assessment of the impact on UK seabird populations of mortality from incidental bycatch occurring in UK waters Buyer: JNCC SUPPORT CO Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7fa8918c-21e7-45ad-9c54-8ae3d703ecf1 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7fa8918c-21e7-45ad-9c54-8ae3d703ecf1) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7fa8918c-21e7-45ad-9c54-8ae3d703ecf1.json) ## Summary The JNCC Support Co is seeking tenders for the project titled "Preliminary assessment of the impact on UK seabird populations of mortality from incidental bycatch occurring in UK waters." This initiative falls under the environmental services category and is based in Scotland, United Kingdom. The procurement process is currently in the active tender stage, with the tender period ending on 17th December 2018. The total value of the contract is £24,000, and the successful delivery period is set from 3rd January 2019 to 15th March 2019. This is an open procurement process conducted below the threshold level. This tender provides a valuable opportunity for businesses specialising in environmental studies, marine biology, or ecological assessments to expand their services within the public sector. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate, especially those with expertise in bycatch mitigation strategies or ecological monitoring. Engaging in this contract could lead to further collaborations and projects addressing conservation issues related to seabird populations in the UK. ## Notice As a first step to develop and implement a UK Plan of Action on incidental bycatch of seabirds in UK waters, an assessment is required of the impact of bycatch on UK seabird populations. To date no comprehensive assessment has been made, so the scale of any "problem" is unclear, as are what management or further monitoring should be sought (if any) and how bycatch should be prioritised in relation to other pressures. The aims of the Project are: 1. To ascertain whether current levels of bycatch are causing a reduction in population growth rate of marine bird populations; 2. Predict what would happen to population growth rates of marine bird populations in the event that bycatch mitigation measures were deployed across relevant fisheries. Estimates of overall mortality of marine birds (species by species) occurring within UK marine waters will be provided to the contractor (to be delivered under a separate contract), using estimates of bycatch rates from the Protected Species Bycatch Monitoring Programme and estimates of fishing effort. The main challenges of this work are incomplete knowledge/understanding in four areas: A. Magnitude of bycatch B. Size of the seabird population exposed to risk of bycatch in UK waters C. Status/demographic parameters of seabird populations D. Inability to forecast seabird population size into the future The proposed contract is to account for lack of knowledge and uncertainty around the above parameters, using the general approach of running a range of plausible scenarios, even though we don't know which scenario is closest to reality. This allows us to investigate under which scenarios bycatch would be a problem, requiring for example further monitoring and/or management. Additional information: You are invited by JNCC Support Co (JNCC) to submit a tender for the supply of works or services required under the above project. If interested, you should download and carefully read the documents contained within the zip file or by following the link.http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-7698 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/64d6b899-9f79-4f5a-ba9c-055aad0f07e0 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 4 Dec 2018 | | Submission deadline | 17 Dec 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 3 Jan 2019 - 15 Mar 2019 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £24,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | JNCC SUPPORT CO | | Locality | PETERBOROUGH | | Post town | Peterborough | | Postcode | PE1 1JY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | | ITL 3 | TLH41 Peterborough | | Local authority | Peterborough | | Electoral ward | Central | | Westminster constituency | Peterborough | | Delivery location | TLM Scotland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 90700000 - Environmental services ## Release History - 4 Dec 2018 at 10:18 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/64d6b899-9f79-4f5a-ba9c-055aad0f07e0 - 3 Dec 2018 at 12:44 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/64d6b899-9f79-4f5a-ba9c-055aad0f07e0 - 30 Nov 2018 at 15:21 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/64d6b899-9f79-4f5a-ba9c-055aad0f07e0 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/64d6b899-9f79-4f5a-ba9c-055aad0f07e0 4th December 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/28d4cc66-f4ad-47ad-8cd2-2977ee99cfca ITT documents UK Seabird bycatch - http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-7698 ITT documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3476ff58-05d8-4bf7-bc8c-599f00815d46 ITT docuements UK Seabirds Bycatch ## Notice URLs - http://jncc.defra.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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