II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
Main site or place of performance:
All of Wales
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
COMPETITIVE TENDER
Specification for a pre-MSC assessment of Welsh Fisheries
Proposal: A pre-MSC assessment of specific Welsh Fisheries
Client: Welsh Fishermen’s Association
Deadline for tender: 15th January 2018
Period of contract: To be agreed
1. PROJECT PROPOSAL
This project will subject the main Welsh fisheries within Welsh waters out to 12nm to a MSC pre-assessment, the first stage, of a full assessment which will review the fisheries listed below in the context of the MSC’s principles and criteria of sustainable fishing, identify fisheries likely to comply with the MSC principles and criteria for ‘well managed fisheries’ and identify the main issues likely to prevent a fishery achieving MSC certification. The target fisheries (split into first & second order priorities) for review are shown in Table 1.
2. SCOPE OF WORK
There will be three elements to the project: an overview of each fishery; a pre-MSC assessment; and, action plans for two fisheries, which are described in more detail below.
2.1 Overview of each fishery
A review of each of the target fisheries will include:
- A description of the fishery;
- A review of the target species;
- The wider impact on the;
- The main governance and management characteristics of the fishery.
2.2 Pre-MSC Assessment
In accordance with MSC guidelines, the evaluation and score for each target fishery against each of the performance indicators will be undertaken for each of the 3 MSC principles together with justification and rationale.
2.3 Fisheries Improvement Plans
Fisheries Improvement plans (FIP) for two Welsh fisheries will be based on the outcome of the pre-MSC assessment and detail specific actions and incorporate into an action plan for improvement linked to the MSC Performance Indicators (PI) and scoring Guideposts to increase scoring up to the SG80 level of best practice.
Table 1. The target fisheries (first and second priority order) for assessment
Species Gear
Lobster (Hommarus gammarus) Pot
Crab (Cancer pangurus) Pot
Prawn (Palaemon serratus) Pot
Whelk (Buccinum undatum) Pot
Spider crab (Maja squinado) Pot
Fixed net
Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) Fixed net
Line
Thornback ray (Raja clavata) Fixed net
Otter trawl
Cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) Fixed net
Otter trawl
Blonde ray (Raja brachyura) Fixed net
Otter trawl
Spotted ray (Raja montagui) Fixed net
Otter trawl
Small-eyed ray (Raja micoocellata Fixed net
Otter trawl
Undulate ray (Raja undulata) Fixed net
Otter trawl
Species Gear
Dover sole (Solea solea) Beam trawl
Otter trawl
Fixed net
Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Beam trawl
Otter trawl
Fixed net
Cod (Gadus morhua) Otter trawl
Fixed net
Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) Otter trawl
Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Otter trawl
Pollack (Pollachius pollachius) Fixed net
Line
Thornback ray (Raja clavata) Beam trawl
Cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) Beam trawl
Blonde ray (Raja brachyura) Beam trawl
Spotted ray (Raja montagui) Beam trawl
Small-eyed ray (Raja micoocellata Beam trawl
Undulate ray (Raja undulata) Beam trawl
Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Fixed net
Line
Herring (Clupea harengus) Fixed net
Line
3 QUOTATION & COSTINGS
The contractor should provide a quotation which details:
- How the three elements of the project will be undertaken, by whom and time against each contributor;
- A proposed schedule to include a timeline and quote for the first order priority and second order priority fisheries separately, key dates and estimated completion of draft report;
- A schedule of rates;
- Experience of undertaking pre- and full MSC assessments, FIPS and similar projects, together with confirmation of approved MSC assessor status;
- References for all staff involved in the project to include relevant experience, knowledge and publications.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
Yes
Identification of the project:
EMFF