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CEFAS24-142 Contract for NOC as Tier 2 Partner in the Sustainable Blue Economies (SBE) Platform

Cefas · published 21 Jan 2025. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release ID736e8b99-2739-499c-a02f-08b64e61a6cd-818799
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-94602dcf-aa98-452f-a6c4-08507df259d7
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-229303
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

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Award value
£57,000
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Tender value
£57,000
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Procurement method
Single tender action (below threshold)
Category
services
CPV
72000000
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery
Not stated
NR33 0NH
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

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The Sustainable Blue Economies Platform Programme is funded through official development assistance (ODA). Through the SBE platform, the UK government and partners will work with ODA-eligible SIDS to deliver technical assistance to support tangible and positive impacts on the livelihoods and climate resilience of coastal communities that depend on healthy marine ecosystems. Working alongside local partners, the SBE platform partners will facilitate better ocean management through targeted data collection and analysis; building local capacity and capability enabling greater use of nature-based solutions; boosting blue economy planning and development leading to poverty reduction and improved livelihoods. Requirement: Cefas requires the involvement of Tier 2 partners in the platform management and technical assistance proposal development and delivery in SIDS as follows. Terms of Reference for the group will be created. Tier 2 Management requirement: • attendance and input at SBE platform review meetings, held online initially fortnightly (frequency may change). • attending technical advisory group circa 2x/yr (format to be confirmed in Terms of Reference) • reporting & financial administration requirements to ODA standards1 Proposal Development and Delivery Requirement: 1 FCDO Programme Operating Framework - GOV.UK 11 V4 December 2023 Classification: OFFICIAL • Support development of SIDS project proposals from concept note to full Project Initiation Document, as allocated by the Technical Advisory Panel. To be managed remotely. • Delivery of technical assistance to SIDS in line with the SBE thematic areas (see annex 2) as per proposals approved by the technical advisory panel and agreed with the supplier. Some delivery may be required in country but this is unknown at this stage. For example, technical assistance may include: o Support for ocean acidification monitoring o Climate change related coastal flooding risk evaluation o Assessing risk to offshore seabed infrastructure from lahars o Evaluating options for end-of-life utilisation of fishing gear o Seafloor and environmental research and advice for sustainable blue economic development and climate resilience of small island developing states. Deliverables: Deliverable Indicative timeframe Attendance and input at platform meetings and technical advisory panel (s) Ongoing Reporting and financial administration to ODA standards Ongoing SIDS proposal development during soft-launch December 2024 - January 2025 Tier 2 delivery of Technical Assistance to SIDS (Soft Launch) As per proposal dates, commencing Feb 2025 SIDS proposal development during full-launch March 2025 - April 2025 Tier 2 management and delivery of Technical Assistance to SIDS (Full Launch) As per proposal dates, commencing May 2025 Location for services to be delivered: The SBE platform will engage with partners in the UK and deliver technical assistance in ODA-eligible SIDS

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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release21 Jan 2025
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published29 Nov 2024
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published14 Jan 2025
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published30 Sept 2025
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National Oceanography Centre

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Published 21 Jan 2025 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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