--- title: "Ocean Country Partnership Programme: Maldives Review of shark diving practices at Fuvahmulah atoll, Maldives" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-f0b00db8-68d5-433e-96ac-118f51f3ea50" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f0b00db8-68d5-433e-96ac-118f51f3ea50" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f0b00db8-68d5-433e-96ac-118f51f3ea50.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f0b00db8-68d5-433e-96ac-118f51f3ea50.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "JNCC SUPPORT CO" published: "2023-08-07" --- # Ocean Country Partnership Programme: Maldives Review of shark diving practices at Fuvahmulah atoll, Maldives Buyer: JNCC SUPPORT CO Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f0b00db8-68d5-433e-96ac-118f51f3ea50 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f0b00db8-68d5-433e-96ac-118f51f3ea50) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f0b00db8-68d5-433e-96ac-118f51f3ea50.json) ## Summary The JNCC SUPPORT CO, located in Peterborough, England, has initiated a procurement process for the "Ocean Country Partnership Programme: Maldives Review of shark diving practices at Fuvahmulah atoll, Maldives." This procurement falls under the environmental services category and follows an open procedure (below threshold) method. The tender period ends on August 14, 2023, with a contract period starting on December 4, 2023, and ending on March 20, 2024. This tender offers an opportunity for businesses, particularly those specialised in environmental services, to engage in reviewing shark diving practices in the Maldives. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may find this tender especially suited for their capabilities. The focus on evaluating and improving shark diving activities at Fuvahmulah aims to enhance marine conservation efforts and sustainable tourism practices in the Maldives, presenting an impactful business growth opportunity for qualified organisations. ## Notice Fuvahmulah atoll in the Maldives was declared an UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 2020 due to its varied biodiversity including diverse coral reef ecosystems and significant populations of sharks. Several protected areas sit within the Biosphere Reserve including Farikede MPA, designated to protect oceanic species that utilise the area including two species of thresher shark; bigeye thresher shark (Alopias superciliosus) and common thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus). In recent years a valuable shark diving industry has emerged across Fuvahmulah as it has become globally recognised for its dive encounters with an abundance of oceanic megafauna including tiger sharks, whale sharks, oceanic manta rays and schooling hammerhead sharks. Of particular interest is the famous 'Tiger Shark Zoo' or 'Tiger Harbour' dive site where divers can experience close encounters with multiple tiger sharks, attracted to the site via provisioning. For the context of this work, the term 'provisioning' refers to the use of food, in the form of fish waste from the fishing industry (e.g. tuna heads), to attract sharks to the site. The Maldives Ministry of Environment, Technology and Climate Change and Fuvahmulah City Council are currently reviewing the management of MPAs and marine industries on Fuvahmulah. To support the evaluation of current management, this contract seeks to commission a review of shark diving activities that take place at Fuvahmulah. The review will focus on two areas;1) the supplementary feeding of tiger sharks. Summarising current provisioning activities and management in place and providing advice, based on globally recognised best practice, around how current practices and management could be improved. 2) wider shark diving activities that take place in and around Farikede MPA to support the development of a Fuvahmulah tailored shark diving code of conduct that will feed into the management of the Fuvahmulah Biosphere Reserve and MPAs. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/305f032c-b58c-400d-be80-2322cfc0b29f | | 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 | 7 Aug 2023 | | Submission deadline | 14 Aug 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 4 Dec 2023 - 20 Mar 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £20,000 | | 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 | PE2 8YY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | | ITL 3 | TLH41 Peterborough | | Local authority | Peterborough | | Electoral ward | Fletton and Stanground | | Westminster constituency | North West Cambridgeshire | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 90700000 - Environmental services ## Release History - 7 Aug 2023 at 15:31 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/305f032c-b58c-400d-be80-2322cfc0b29f - 21 Jul 2023 at 10:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/305f032c-b58c-400d-be80-2322cfc0b29f ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/305f032c-b58c-400d-be80-2322cfc0b29f 7th August 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d4093ac8-83d8-4d10-9524-401b367daaea ITT Maldivies Review of Shark Diving Practice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c1c4102d-f612-418e-82df-a6c2e616fee9 Bidders Clarificaiton questions and answers ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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