Sea Angling for Cephalopods and Descending devices for pollack

Official notice

Authority: Cefas

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£55,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 19 Oct 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Angling Trust

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cefas requires research to characterise the recreational fishery for Cephalopods and develop practical approaches with charter boats for the use of descending devices for pollack.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

73112000 Marine research services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 29 Oct 2026, 16:33 GMT
Last source update: 29 Oct 2026, 16:33 GMT
Authority reference: CEFAS26-111
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-102850
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-079406 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
29 Oct 2026, 16:33 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £55,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 19 Oct 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Angling Trust	£55,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

CEFAS26-111 Sea Angling for Cephalopods and Descending devices for pollack · Angling Trust
Signed
19 Oct 2026
Value
£55,000
Period
21 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PPGW-5299-JGTN Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Angling Trust LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PRHT-4345-JHPY Eastwood House, 6 Rainbow Street, Leominster, West Midlands, HR6 8DQContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender29 Oct 2026, 16:33 GMT