Official UK procurement notice
Fisheries science for sustainable management of our seas
Authority: Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government (Central government)
Re-procurement plannedFisheries Science for the Sustainable Management of Our Seas · tender expected
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionScallop annual survey and assessment
Scallop seabed integrity metric
Bass FMP evidence
Whelk stock assessment
CPV: Marine research services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The delivery of scallop, bass, and whelk stock surveys and analyses to inform the…
The delivery of scallop, bass, and whelk stock surveys and analyses to inform the development and implementation of Fisheries Management Plans as set out in the Joint Fisheries Statement. The work will include the following:
- Scallop annual survey and assessment including: Finalise lab work from 2023 survey; Conduct March 2024 survey; and Stock assessment design and application (alongside ICES scallop working group).
- Scallop seabed integrity metric including: Design baseline survey; Conduct survey March 2024; and Lab work post-survey started.
- Bass FMP evidence including: Design stable isotope sampling and purchase lab time for analysing bass samples from mid-Wales (25 fish need to be sampled spring/summer); Home Office personal license training for new staff member for bass tagging; and Purchase 50 Data Storage Tags (DST) for use tagging bass spring/summer.
- Whelk stock assessment including: Review current whelk assessment methodology and advise; and Re-design whelk survey based on review.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Jan 2024, 12:46 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Jan 2024, 12:46 GMT
- Authority reference
D199/2023/2024- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-000122- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042a7aFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Bangor University are the leading academic research institute for sustainable shellfish research and management in Wales. Bangor University also host the leading research groups on European seabass stock management in Wales.
The data for 2 out of 3 aspects is using data owned by Bangor, the third aspect is the scallop survey itself for which Bangor owns the only vessel available capable of delivering the service, the only other vessel owned by Cefas is fully booked for the next year so unable to deliver this work. Research has failed to identify any other vessels capable of the work. In addition, Bangor have the standard operating procedures, staff, contacts and scientific equipment to deliver this survey in the timeframe required, which could not be met by anyone else. They are technically uniquely positioned, with the trained staff, facilities, experience, skills, knowledge, and existing data to deliver the work at pace.
From the information above, Bangor University are the only organisation capable of delivering this work, and so the request falls within the requirements of Regulation 32(2)(b) of the Public Contracts Regulations as "competition is absent for technical reasons".
Publisher note: (WA Ref:137729)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University, School of Ocean Sciences | £395,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 000122-2024-D199/2023/2024-1 · Bangor University, School of Ocean Sciences
- Signed
- 2 Jan 2024
- Value
- £395,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Bangor University, School of Ocean SciencesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.