Awarded contract

Scallop “Disco” Potting: an at-scale regional pilot

Details

Buyer: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Supplier(s): Fishtek Marine
Value: £249,999.7
Topic: Research services
Published: 28 February 2024
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

The aim of the project is to: 1. provide new information on scallop stocks densities and structure in the inshore area which is currently limited (all catches, sizes, measured and aged). 2. investigate the potential impacts of scallop potting in currently unfished areas. 3. ascertain whether scallop potting presents an overexploitation risk to crabs, lobsters, and scallops. 4. review the potential wider impacts (bycatch/discards) of using light in scallop pots. Lot 1: The aim of the project is to: 1. provide new information on scallop stocks densities and structure in the inshore area which is currently limited (all catches, sizes, measured and aged). 2. investigate the potential impacts of scallop potting in currently unfished areas. 3. ascertain whether scallop potting presents an overexploitation risk to crabs, lobsters, and scallops. 4. review the potential wider impacts (bycatch/discards) of using light in scallop pots.

Timeline

Completed: Award date26 February 2024
Completed: Award published28 February 2024
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About the buyer

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is a ministerial department that also buys through agencies such as the Environment Agency, the Rural Payments Agency and the Animal and Plant Health Agency. DEFRA also procures goods and services through the Crown Commercial Service. Existing contracts and frameworks set up under the previous procurement regulations remain valid until they expire.

Over the past 5 years, most of DEFRA's contract awards have been in research and development, construction work and business services.

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