UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

Provision of a gamma detector and associated equipment to support continued capacity building and innovation of laboratories across a number of programmes and research.

Cefas require provision of services for the creation and distribution of multi-media products on climate change and plastics use is Sri Lanka, under the Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP)

Provision of fully motorised micro-FTIRs in order to carry out analysis on microplastics particles under the Ocean Country Partnership Programme.

Contract for a 2 week Genetic Barcoding training course held at Stellenbosch University in South Africa at the Shark Genetics laboratory for four delegates from Mozambique and Madagascar under the Ocean Country Partnership Programme

3 year servicing contract for Waters laboratory equipment

Provision of fully managed payroll services for all Cefas employees.

Provision of laptops, PCs and associated hardware across all Cefas directorates and sites.

Contract for a Supplier to manage and deliver the next phase of socio-cultural data collection started under the mNCEA Programme, using the survey instrument provided by Cefas.

Collection and delivery of milk samples for delivery to Cefas on a weekly basis from various locations around the UK, ensuring compliance with the requirements of the contract. Services for the milk monitoring programme programme under a fixed‑term arrangement aligned to the contract period. The approach includes maintaining consistent administrative support throughout the programme and ensuring service delivery remains aligned with agreed sample volumes.

The Supplier will work closely with Cefas to design and deliver participatory workshops, including: • Pre-workshop planning and design in consultation with Cefas staff, including hiring suitable venues, organising catering, inviting participants, etc. • Facilitating the workshops • Producing concise documentation summarising key discussion points, insights, and recommendations The first (or only) workshop will aim to understand the needs, priorities, and interests of the fishing industry, with the goal of increasing and improving participation in Cefas science. Discussions will help identify how best to co-develop research and ensure that future collaborations align with industry realities. Special attention will be on the early engagement with the industry in research collaboration, especially in defining research problems and research /project design. Key discussion topics may include, but are not limited to: • The level of industry interest in engaging with Cefas science • Expectations around how scientific collaboration should work in practice • Drivers and barriers to effective partnership working between scientists and fishers • The fishing industry’s role in shaping the future of fisheries science The Supplier will deliver two in-person workshops, one in the East of England and one in the South of England, with preferred locations including the Lowestoft and Weymouth areas. Cefas will provide advice and support by sharing contacts for potential participants in these regions; however, the Supplier is responsible for identifying and directly engaging all relevant stakeholders.

Cefas are advertising for applications for the Appointment of experts to the Sustainable Blue Economies (SBE) Technical Assistance Platform Development Advisory Panel (DAP).

6 Days venue hire for the International Conference of Molluscan Shellfish Safety

Technical advisory services required for the establishment of a Waste Recyclers and Producers Association in Belize, as part of the Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP).

Contract for post-doctoral student to support a study which will look at water quality solutions for coral reefs and seagrasses. The R&D study will develop a toolkit to guide practitioners on place-based interventions that have been shown to improve and/or mitigate marine pollution issues to protect coral reefs and develop a roadmap for research and develop priorities to guide future investments by CORDAP.

As part of the Blue Belt Programme, a Baited Remote Underwater Video (BRUV) network has been established across the UK Overseas Territories. The supplier is contracted to provide unique BRUV systems, along with associated services.

The Supplier will provide a technician to work with the Cefas staff on the SEASTORE Project sharing their knowledge of the methodology for undertaking Carbon Resuspension experiments both in the lab and on field work. Producing a Standard Operating procedure (SOP) detailing the processes and training around 2 or 3 Cefas staff members over 4 Months both in the lab and on the RV Discovery SEASTORE cruise planned for February/March 2026. The technician will: • Attend regular meetings with Cefas virtually and in person as required • Attend SEASTORE consortium meetings virtually and in person as required • Attend the fortnightly cruise planning meeting virtually and in person as required • Attend the pre and post cruise briefings virtually and in person as required • Have all the necessary health and safety requirements in place to join the vessel( ENG1 Seafarer Medical Certificate, STCW Personal Survival techniques, Emergency First Aid). Please note Cefas will not cover the costs for these requirements. • Work closely with Cefas to produce and deliver the methodology and SOP for undertaking Carbon Resuspension Deliverables: 1. Develop and deliver a methodology for undertaking Carbon Resuspension experiments in the lab and on field work and produce a SOP (standard operating procedure) 2. Prepare and conduct carbon experiments on Seastore Discovery Cruise, planned for February/March 2026. 25th February mobilising at Liverpool on the 22nd February – Demobilising 22nd March Glasgow. Cefas will reimburse costs for travel to and from the vessel. 3. Delivery of training for undertaking Carbon Resuspension experiments to Cefas staff in the lab and on the Seastore Discovery Cruise

One year subscription for Adobe licenses through: KCS Y23065 Software Products and Associated Services

The Coastal Health Partnership is a consortium of governmental and non-governmental organisations that leads the UK preparedness to declines in wild animal and plant health (ecosystem health/ecosystems functioning, resilience?) around the UK coast. The partnership was formed under a HM Treasury Shared Outcomes Funded pilot programme and continues to operate through a meta-community of government agencies, academic research groups, citizen science initiatives, local groups of interest, local and national response units and industry bodies. The partnership has four aims: 1. To monitor changes in coastal health, produce risk assessments and prediction analysis of changes in environmental pressures for key commercial species in coastal zones 2. To work with the industry to increase resilience to those risks, future-proof the inshore fishing and aquaculture sector and enable growth. 3. To provide scientific expertise and state-of-the-art research capacity and advise policy and decision-makers when dealing with (investigating?) acute declines in health of coastal organisms. 4. To facilitate engagement and “knowledge exchange” between local communities and public bodies on perceived risks and changes to environmental and human health. Requirement: Following on from the work delivered in the pilot phase of the Coastal Health programme, The Association of Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities (IFCA) has been selected to support delivery of core requirements as follows: • To attend Working Group meetings with Coastal Health partners to review the proposal for a Coastal Health Operational Model and its implementation. • Work with all IFCAs to input in the development of protocols and tools to improve our preparedness, response and intelligence gathering processes, and trial their implementation at a national scale. • To engage with other response groups including PREMIAM (Pollution Response in Emergencies – Marine Impact Assessment and Monitoring) cells, environment groups and Tactical Coordination Groups (TCGs) and enable collaboration and streamlined communication pathways when dealing with a complex event affecting the health of coastal animals. • As needed, to enable the collection of animal samples in the event of a die-off (or other adverse event), to facilitate prompt investigations of possible causes by Cefas and the Environment Agency. • To facilitate the community engagement work planned under the Coastal Health programme, through mapping of, and engagement with, regional and local groups of interest in coastal zones, utilising the existing IFCA network to create a nation-wide web of “Coastal Health actors”. • To work with Cefas and Kent and Essex IFCA to scope and pilot a nation-wide community engagement project based on the findings of the “Changing Seas” project. (TBC and further discussions to be held on this) • Provide a dedicated officer as liaison and communications lead (0.5 FTE) for the programme. The role will engage with coastal communities, facilitate feedback loops and ensure community perspectives and traditional knowledge inform wider scientific and policy discussions. The person will lead engagement with the wider coastal community and will report on the variety of coastal community groups, local authorities and other coastal networks relevant to the programme; their work will build a network and support for the programme. The role will develop a database of contacts around the country and will act as liaison with citizen science projects and restoration programmes, critical to the success and implementation of the project. Deliverables: 1. Quarterly report summarising progress, finances, risks and issues to be delivered to the programme board a. To be delivered by 17th October 2025 2. Quarterly report summarising progress, finances, risks and issues to be delivered to the programme board a. To be delivered by 23rd January 2026 3. Quarterly report summarising progress, finances, risks and issues to be delivered to the programme board a. To be delivered by 27th March 2026 4. Community engagement report a. To be delivered by 27TH March 2026. 5. Development of IFCA protocols for responding to coastal health incidents. a. To be delivered by 27TH March 2026.