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title: "CEFAS23-97 Contract for a Mackerel Tagging Vessel"
url: "https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cefas23-97-contract-for-a-mackerel-tagging-vessel-ocds-h6vhtk-03df5f"
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# CEFAS23-97 Contract for a Mackerel Tagging Vessel
Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cefas23-97-contract-for-a-mackerel-tagging-vessel-ocds-h6vhtk-03df5f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.
> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cefas: "CEFAS23-97 Contract for a Mackerel Tagging Vessel". Published status: complete. Published Value: £840,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 7 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Cefas](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cefas-gov-ea53)
- **Published Value:** £840,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 7 August 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Fishing vessels, Fishing, emergency and other special vessels, Hire of vessels with crew, Mackerel
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £400,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03df5f`
## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
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- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.
[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cefas23-97-contract-for-a-mackerel-tagging-vessel-ocds-h6vhtk-03df5f#tl-md)
## Description
North East Atlantic Mackerel (Scomber scombrus), is a widely distributed stock which exhibits significant seasonal migrations. Having a solid understanding of these migrations, including occupancy of different areas, is critical to successfully managing the stock. To better understand stock movements, Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) Tags have been deployed in mackerel on the West coast of the UK and Ireland by Norway since 2011. However, areas of the North Sea are not included in Norway's tagging survey. Our study will aim to deploy tags in the North Sea, providing additional data to the international effort to understand stock characteristics, which will facilitate sustainable management of mackerel. Cefas require a suitable vessel to support the capture of mackerel and deployment of PIT tags in the North Sea. Cefas plan to deploy up to 15,000 tags on live mackerel and will provide a minimum of 6 personnel to tag the fish, working with the vessel to deliver the scientific objectives of the survey.
The exact mobbing, transit, sea-days and demobbing dates will be agreed between Cefas and the skipper, but the days at sea will need to fall between the 11th September and 19th September 2023 due to scientific staff availability. The vessel must be available for seven consecutive days at sea within this period. The 2023 survey duration is 7 days but may be increased to cover bad weather days.
Subject to confirmation of funding, further surveys in subsequent years may be required. If confirmed, these will likely be conducted within the same time period each year. Subject to funding the duration of future surveys may be extended to approximately 14 days. The Contract could therefore be extended to undertake surveys for up to a further 3 years, however each extension period will be confirmed on an annual basis subject to confirmation of funding
## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 15241500, 34513000, 34513100
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Estimated Value:** £840,000
- **Description:** North East Atlantic Mackerel (Scomber scombrus), is a widely distributed stock which exhibits significant seasonal migrations. Having a solid understanding of these migrations, including occupancy of different areas, is critical to successfully manag...
- **Contract Period:** 03/09/2023 to 03/09/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes
## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 026798-2023-1 (active)
- Supplier(s): **Unity Fishing Co Ltd**
- Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-92265`
- Value: £400,000 † (exc. VAT)
> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.
## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 026798-2023-1 (active)
- Signed Value: £400,000
- Signed Date: 31/08/2023
## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F026798-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-09-11T11:14:24.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T03:35:51.479Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03df5f