Published date: 11 September 2024
Last edited date: 16 September 2024
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Closing: 15 October 2024, 12pm
Contract summary
Industry
Technical analysis or consultancy services - 71621000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£35,000 to £40,000
Procurement reference
CF-0363600D8d000003VQwdEAG
Published date
11 September 2024
Closing date
15 October 2024
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
18 October 2024
Contract end date
31 March 2025
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (below threshold)
What is an open procedure (below threshold)?
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP) is funded through UK official development
assistance (ODA) as part of the UKs Blue Planet Fund. It aims to strengthen marine science
expertise, develop science-based policy and management tools, and create educational resources
for coastal communities under three main objectives described in terms of marine pollution,
sustainable seafood, and marine biodiversity. It supports activities in partnership with country
governments directed towards capacity building for marine science in local institutions,
organisations and communities. Shipping-related Pollution: Whilst the number of shipping-related
pollution incidents has gradually decreased with improvements to ship safety and training over
recent decades, the risk of shipping incidents remains. This is due to the rapid expansion of
international trade, where there is still the potential for occasional large high-profile incidents to
occur through collision and/or grounding, as well as emerging activities such as oil exploration
activities and development of petroleum refinery. Spills can include pollutants such as
hydrocarbons, plastics, and hazardous and noxious substances. Recent high-profile events such
as the MV Wakashio grounding on the outer reef of Mauritius, spilling ~820 tonnes of low sulphur
fuel oil into the surrounding environment and the X-press Pearl which caught fire and spilled oil and
plastic pellets along the coast of Sri Lanka, demonstrate first-hand the devastating impacts of such
incidents. Such incidents can threaten marine biodiversity, world heritage sites and the livelihoods
of coastal communities. There is a need to understand the risk posed by spills to inform proactive
preparedness for such spills. Compared with other parts the of the world, the capacity of countries
in the Indian Ocean region to respond to maritime disasters still remains a challenge. Government
agencies are seeking to address this and have taken steps towards reinforcing pollution response
capability. Risk Assessments are a useful tool to help understand the relative risks and to support
environmental management decision making, and can be used to inform management decisions,
based on the assessed risk to ecological and economic marine resources. Requirement: Work
Package 1: Risk Assessment Report for Sri Lanka This report will include an assessment of risk of
maritime spills and risk to aquatic resources (e.g. commercial, habitats and species). The
Assessment will evaluate data and information from the period 2018 to present. Download the
Bidder Pack at https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome and search for CEFAS24-133 under
opportunities.
How to apply
Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.
About the buyer
Contact name
Laura Anderson
Address
Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
GB
Email
procure@cefas.gov.uk
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