Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE
Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
UK
Contact person: Giovana Cousseau
E-mail: procure@cefas.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.cefas.co.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
CEFAS25-02 Application for experts to SBE Development Advisory Panel (DAP)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71356200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Cefas are advertising for applications for the Appointment of experts to the Sustainable Blue Economies (SBE) Technical Assistance Platform Development Advisory Panel (DAP).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
250 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Sustainable Blue Economies (SBE) Programme, is part of the UK Blue Planet Fund (BPF), which aims to support development of blue economies and enhance the resilience of Official Development Assistance (ODA)-eligible Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to the impacts of climate change and economic shocks. The Technical Assistance Platform is one component of the SBE Programme that provides the facility for SIDS to request specialist marine science and management advice to co-develop the knowledge, tools and capacity to develop climate resilient sustainable blue economies.<br/><br/>The primary role of the Development Advisory Panel (DAP) is to provide high quality socio-economic and development advice to ensure that the specialist technical marine assistance provided to the SIDS supports poverty alleviation in a manner that is sensitive to, and ideally empowering of, gender equality and social inclusion.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 100
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 0
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:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
The following have been appointed as SBE DAP Panel members:<br/>Carlos Samir Marinez <br/>Stephen Pratt<br/>Catherine Allinson<br/>GAIL HURLEY<br/>Suliasi Vunibola (Chair)<br/>Cathryn Sian MacCallum<br/>Annie Bertrand<br/>Kafayat Adetoun Fakoya<br/>Tomas Chaigneau
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-005135
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30/04/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 19
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
SBE DAP Panel
Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
UK
Telephone: +44 1502500000
E-mail: procure@cefas.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 250 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Body
N/A
N/A
N/A
UK
E-mail: publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/05/2025