--- title: "Shellfish Sampling Services for the Cornwall Port Health Authority" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-cbb4721c-0cb1-497b-ad95-113d63dae477" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-cbb4721c-0cb1-497b-ad95-113d63dae477" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cbb4721c-0cb1-497b-ad95-113d63dae477.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cbb4721c-0cb1-497b-ad95-113d63dae477.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "CORNWALL COUNCIL" published: "2020-04-30" --- # Shellfish Sampling Services for the Cornwall Port Health Authority Buyer: CORNWALL COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-cbb4721c-0cb1-497b-ad95-113d63dae477 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-cbb4721c-0cb1-497b-ad95-113d63dae477) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cbb4721c-0cb1-497b-ad95-113d63dae477.json) ## Summary The Cornwall Council is seeking bids for the provision of Shellfish Sampling Services, as part of its responsibility to oversee the regulation of the shellfish industry in Cornwall. This tender, titled "Shellfish Sampling Services for the Cornwall Port Health Authority," falls under the category of services incidental to fishing. The procurement is at the Tender stage, with the submission deadline set for 2nd June 2020. The contract is expected to commence on 1st August 2020, with an initial duration of three years, and may extend until 31st March 2025. Interested parties will need to conduct sampling across various specified locations along the Cornish coast, primarily from Looe to the Lizard Peninsula. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in marine-based support services or related fields, especially those capable of providing comprehensive sampling, testing, and logistical services in the shellfish industry. Companies that can handle collaborative bids, either independently or in partnership with subcontractors, will be particularly well-positioned to compete. The estimated contract value is £250,000, making it an attractive prospect for small and medium enterprises aiming to grow their market presence in environmental and health service sectors. ## Notice Port Health is a Service of Cornwall Council. The Council has a statutory duty, overseen by the Food Standards Agency (FSA), to carry out official controls in relation to the regulation of the shellfish industry in Cornwall. This entails regular sample testing of shellfish for bacterial and bio-toxin testing across a number of locations, primarily between Looe and the Lizard Peninsula, but those locations could expand to other sites further along the Cornish Coast. This requires the provision, use and maintenance of third party owned and operated vessels, the provision and servicing of between 25-35 (currently 27) individual mooring systems, use of crew members and use of open water diving services. The Authority is anticipating receiving bids from prime contractors, who will take responsibility for providing all aspects of the service requirements either through their own resources or by suitably managing sub contractors, where necessary, and as such collaborative bids would be welcomed, as long as it is clear which organisation is the lead bidder and would be responsible for contracting with the Authority. Cornwall's nutrient rich waters, in river, estuarine and offshore or open water production sites currently supports 38 active shellfish beds with a further 9 beds in various stages of application. It is the responsibility of Cornwall Council to act as a regulator to the shellfish industry to ensure shellfish product entering the food chain is fit for consumption. This means working with industry to - make new applications for shellfish beds and species around the Cornish coast; - implement an extensive programme of official control sampling across all shellfish beds to keep the beds open to harvesting; - ensure only shellfish is harvested from areas under these official controls and lastly, - working with the owners of depuration premises to ensure the product is handled and processed correctly prior to being sold for consumption. Due to its unique riparian geography, Cornwall has the greatest number of classified shellfish production areas of any other Authority. A proposed annual schedule of sampling requirements, from 1st June, 2020, will be made available as part of the ITT Specification information to give a clear indication of the scope of services, as well as other key information relating to the specification details and service requirements. This Contract opportunity is being formally advertised to run for an initial 3 years from 1st August, 2020, with an option to extend for a further 20 months beyond that, up until 31st March, 2025. This opportunity is also being advertised via the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) website and the supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk website. Further interest in this opportunity can also be lodged against project reference DN450435, within the supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk website, and any queries in relation to it should only be raised via the project messaging system. Additional information: The Authority will only accept bids for the full range of services required, for each or both of the two operational zones (lots), whether that might be fulfilled by one company on its own or as a lead bidder on behalf of a collaborative consortium bid. As set out within the ITT Supplier Guidance document, in line with the established overall evaluation criteria, the Authority may be able to award against each of the individual zones (lots) or if it is more economically advantageous to do so, may award both zones (lots) to one bidder, if their packaged combined zones (lots) bid presents a more economically advantageous solution. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/13a6e05b-0116-48ff-a39d-fbce1e855630 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 30 Apr 2020 | | Submission deadline | 2 Jun 2020 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Jul 2020 - 31 Mar 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £250,000 | | 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 | CORNWALL COUNCIL | | Locality | TRURO | | Post town | Truro | | Postcode | TR1 3AY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | | ITL 3 | TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | | Local authority | Cornwall | | Electoral ward | Truro Boscawen & Redannick | | Westminster constituency | Truro and Falmouth | | Delivery location | TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 77700000 - Services incidental to fishing - 98362100 - Marine-base support services ## Release History - 30 Apr 2020 at 11:36 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/13a6e05b-0116-48ff-a39d-fbce1e855630 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/13a6e05b-0116-48ff-a39d-fbce1e855630 30th April 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=43726515-3b47-ea11-80ff-005056b64545 Advert ## Notice URLs - http://www.cornwall.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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