Awarded contract

Assessments of Fisheries Activity and Proposed Management Measures in relation to Inshore Marine Protected Areas

Details

Buyer: Scottish Government
Supplier(s): APEM Ltd
Value: £199,752.76
Topic: Marine research services
Published: 29 January 2025
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

As part of the development of fisheries management measures for inshore nature conservation Marine Protected Areas (NCMPAs), Special Areas of Conservation (SACs), Special Protection Areas (SPAs), the Scottish Government wishes to undertake assessments in relation to commercial fishing activity within the sites (“fisheries assessments"). The Scottish Government has already developed an approach to carrying out assessments which meet our requirements (discussed further below) and is seeking a contractor to undertake these assessments following the Scottish Government’s fisheries assessment guidance package. Lot 1: As part of the development of fisheries management measures for inshore nature conservation Marine Protected Areas (NCMPAs), Special Areas of Conservation (SACs), Special Protection Areas (SPAs), the Scottish Government wishes to undertake assessments in relation to commercial fishing activity within the sites (“fisheries assessments"). The Scottish Government has already developed an approach to carrying out assessments which meet our requirements (discussed further below) and is seeking a contractor to undertake these assessments following the Scottish Government’s fisheries assessment guidance package.

Timeline

Completed: Award date6 December 2024
Completed: Award published29 January 2025
Current notice

About the buyer

The Scottish Government is a devolved central government department that buys through its Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate. Regulated procurements across the Scottish public sector are advertised on Public Contracts Scotland, the national portal set up in 2008. Bids are usually submitted through PCS-Tender, the national eTendering system it funds. The directorate also runs frameworks covering construction, corporate services, ICT, professional services, utilities and HR. Many of these frameworks are open to the wider Scottish public sector as well as central government. The Supplier Development Programme offers free tender training to SMEs and third sector organisations.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Scottish Government's contract awards have been in business services, IT services and research and development.

Relevant CPV codes

73112000 · Marine research services
90710000 · Environmental management
90712000 · Environmental planning
90713000 · Environmental issues consultancy services

Decision makers

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