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title: "CEFAS21-116 ITT for the provision of an International Ecosystem Survey in the Nordic Sea"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03012f"
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# CEFAS21-116 ITT for the provision of an International Ecosystem Survey in the Nordic Sea

Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03012f

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## Summary

The procurement process, led by the Defra Network eTendering Portal, is for a contract titled "CEFAS21-116 ITT for the provision of an International Ecosystem Survey in the Nordic Sea". This procurement falls within the services sector, specifically classified under the CPV code for the hire of sea-going vessels with crew, and is located in the United Kingdom. The procurement method used is an open procedure, with the tender recently completed, and it involved a total contract value of £435,000. The contract is associated with an acoustic-trawl survey aimed at studying pelagic fish populations, and relevant activities have been ongoing since 1997, in collaboration with various international research institutes.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in marine services and research, particularly those capable of providing sea-going vessels equipped for scientific surveys. Companies that specialise in ship hire or have expertise in marine ecology and environmental surveys would be well-positioned to compete for similar contracts. With potential follow-on contracts available, businesses in this sector could benefit immensely from this collaboration, particularly given the ongoing requirements for such environmental research initiatives.

## Notice

This contract is for a pelagic trawler, suitably equipped to participate in an acoustic-trawl survey. The survey is part of the international IESNS (International Ecosystem Survey in the Nordic Sea), a collaboration between Icelandic, Faroe, Norwegian, EU and UK research institutes which has been conducted since 1997. The survey is carried out in order to investigate distribution and migrations of the Norwegian Spring-spawning herring, blue whiting and other pelagic fish, and to produce a biomass index for herring and a recruitment index for blue whiting. The survey will cover the southern end of the distributional range of the spring-spawning herring population. Furthermore, hydrographic conditions and plankton distribution will be estimated to investigate the influence of the environmental conditions and prey availability on the target fish species.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of a pelagic trawler, suitably equipped to participate in an acoustic-trawl survey.

Renewal: Annual requirement - initially one year with option for up to 3 further years (surveys of 13 days)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010944-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Apr 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Jan 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Apr 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,500,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £435,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL |
| Additional buyers | CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE |
| 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 | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CASTLEHILL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60651100 - Hire of sea-going vessels with crew

## Release History

- 28 Apr 2022 at 11:40 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010944-2022
- 14 Dec 2021 at 22:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031160-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cefas.co.uk
- https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html

## Provenance

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