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title: "All Wales Fisheries Monitoring Equipment Framework"
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# All Wales Fisheries Monitoring Equipment Framework

Buyer: NATURAL RESOURCES WALES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-028f58

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## Summary

The public procurement process is led by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and is focused on the acquisition of various monitoring equipment under the title "All Wales Fisheries Monitoring Equipment Framework." This procurement falls within the services industry category and is set in Wales. The procurement method is an open procedure, currently in the award stage, where specific contracts have been signed as of 22 December 2020, with an overall budget sourced from the European Union's LIFE programme. The contracts pertain to several lots, including acoustic tagging equipment and automated fish counting technologies, aimed at improving fisheries management and monitoring.

This tender represents significant opportunities for businesses in environmental monitoring and technology sectors. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that specialise in electronic equipment production, tagging technology, or fish behaviour analysis would be particularly well-suited to compete in this procurement. Suppliers capable of providing high-quality solutions for monitoring fish populations and behaviours are encouraged to engage, as the framework can lead to valuable contracts that support biodiversity and fisheries sustainability initiatives across Wales.

## Notice

A wide variety of monitoring equipment is used to collate information on fish populations, migration and behaviour. This enables NRW to fulfil its statutory obligations to maintain, improve and develop fisheries of salmon, trout, eels, lampreys, smelt and freshwater fish.

### Lot Information

Backpack mounted electrofishing equipment

Electrofishing is a key component of NRW fisheries statutory duties and seasonal monitoring program and may also be used in: - Stock management operations - Fish rescue and removal (including planned works and pollution incidents) - Pollution impact assessment - Brood fish collection - Scientific research NRW fisheries requires additional equipment in order to equip all relevant teams with sufficient equipment to efficiently deliver statutory monitoring Additional information: No Award

Bankside generator electrofishing equipment - freshwater environment

Electrofishing is a key component of NRW fisheries statutory duties and seasonal monitoring program and may also be used in: - Stock management operations - Fish rescue and removal (including planned works and pollution incidents) - Pollution impact assessment - Brood fish collection - Scientific research NRW fisheries requires additional equipment in order to equip all relevant teams with sufficient equipment to efficiently deliver statutory monitoring Additional information: No Award

Acoustic tags and receivers at 180kHz for Fish Monitoring

Acoustically tagging fish allows detailed information to be gathered around fish behaviour and movements within the riverine environment, that can be used to prioritise actions and influence management of fisheries. Acoustic tagging allows detailed analysis of fish movements within river systems, through estuaries and in the marine environment. Tagging work has been ongoing on the river Dee for 5 years, but tagging projects are being expanded out across Wales. In addition, fish tagging will be a key monitoring activity for LIFEDeeRiver to understand impacts of improvement actions

Acoustic tags and receivers at 69kHz for fish monitoring

Acoustically tagging fish allows detailed information to be gathered around fish behaviour and movements within the riverine, estuarine and marine environments that can be used to prioritise actions and influence management of fisheries. Tagging technology has been used by fisheries scientists and managers in numerous studies - including investigation of migratory behaviour at fine and large scale, and enumeration of population size and related processes. NRW has identified opportunities to apply this tagging technology to gather information on the temporal and spatial distribution and behaviour of migratory fish behaviour during both the freshwater and marine stages of their lifecycle.

Passive Integrated Transponder ( PIT) tagging equipment for fish monitoring

PIT tagging technology has been used by fisheries scientists and managers in numerous studies including investigation of migratory behaviour at fine and large scale and enumeration of population size and related processes. NRW has identified opportunities to apply this tagging technology as part of the index river (DSAP) monitoring programme for salmon and sea trout on the River Dee - principally to develop fishery independent and automated means of assessing returning stock size using mark-recapture methods. Other applications are envisaged within the LIFE Dee River project to evaluate the benefits, for various migratory fish species, of barrier removal and other interventions within the Dee catchment.

Automated fish counting equipment for use on fish pass, rotary screw traps and other structures

This project seeks to utilise automated fish counter technologies in narrow channel structures (e.g. fish passes up to ~0.5m) for the enumeration of migratory salmonids and other fish species (e.g. providing information of fish numbers, size, time and direction of passage, etc.). For this purpose, two approaches are considered: (i) Standalone counter deployment to evaluate passage of key fish species (ii) Counter deployment integrated with PIT (Passive Integrated Transponder) tag detection to evaluate passage of both tagged and untagged individuals for mark-recapture purposes

Acoustic cameras - fisheries applications - Long Range

NRW operates state of the art remote, non- intrusive multibeam monitoring sonars throughout Wales. These sonars provide salmon stock assessments as well as supplying information of salmon behaviour at barriers. In order to increase our capability and expand our fish counting network Natural Resources Wales is seeking to source additional multibeam sonars.

Underwater cameras - marine applications

NRW undertakes a comprehensive programme of marine monitoring throughout Wales' coastal waters and employs a variety of techniques to achieve this. NRW is committed to establishing a standardised approach to monitoring and to develop new methods, taking advantage of novel technology where appropriate. Side-scan sonar (SSS) combined with ground-truthing in the form of seabed photography and videography has been widely accepted as the most suitable approach for mapping many seabed habitats such as honeycomb worm reef in the subtidal zone. In highly turbid environments, however, visibility at the seabed can be near-zero rendering optical-based ground-truthing redundant. Consequently, the true distribution and status of honeycomb worm reefs in some shallow subtidal areas around the UK remains unclear. Acoustic Camera Imagery (ACI) collected in highly turbid waters using forward looking sonar acoustic cameras has been proven to be an effective method of ground truthing sidescan sonar in a similar manner to traditional optical video systems in clear water scenarios.

Underwater cameras - Fisheries applications short range

NRW operates state of the art remote, non- intrusive multibeam monitoring sonars throughout Wales. These sonars provide salmon stock assessments as well as supplying information of salmon behaviour at barriers. Additional information: No Award

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002050-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Feb 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Dec 2020 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,500,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active, Unsuccessful |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NATURAL RESOURCES WALES |
| Additional buyers | EUROPEAN UNION |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF24 0TP |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Plasnewydd |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff East |
| Delivery location | TLL Wales, TLL12 Gwynedd, TLL23 Flintshire and Wrexham |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 5 |
| Supplier names | AQUATIC CONTROL ENGINEERING; FISHTRACK LTD T/A WYRE MICRO DEVELOPMENT; REEDS SONAR CONSULTANCY; RS AQUA; THELMA BIOTEL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
- 31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
- 32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
- 35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 03300000 - Farming, hunting and fishing products
- 31100000 - Electric motors, generators and transformers
- 31600000 - Electrical equipment and apparatus
- 32230000 - Radio transmission apparatus with reception apparatus
- 32344200 - Radio receivers
- 32441000 - Telemetry equipment
- 35121600 - Tags
- 38113000 - Sonars
- 38651000 - Cameras
- 38651100 - Camera lenses
- 39172000 - Counters
- 90711500 - Environmental monitoring other than for construction

## Release History

- 2 Feb 2021 at 13:08 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002050-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk
- https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:514764-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0110

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