AWARDED CONTRACT

A Contract Award Notice
by DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL

Source
Contracts Finder
Type
Framework (Services)
Duration
31 month
Value
£717K
Sector
ENVIRONMENT
Published
31 Oct 2022
Delivery
05 Sep 2022 to 31 Mar 2025
Deadline
02 Aug 2022 22:00

Concepts

Location

Geochart for 1 buyers and 1 suppliers

1 buyer

1 supplier

Description

1.1 Background to Fisheries Management Plans 1.1.1. The Fisheries Act (2020) places an obligation on Defra and the devolved administrations to prepare and publish Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs) to help achieve Defra's ambition for sustainable fisheries. The Act describes an FMP as a document that sets out policies designed to restore one or more stocks of sea fish to, or maintain them at, sustainable levels. 1.1.2. Once a FMP is published, the Act places a duty on national fisheries authorities to exercise their functions in accordance with the policies set out in FMPs. The plans therefore place binding obligations onto the national fisheries authorities to seek to deliver the goals of each FMP. 1.1.3. Each FMP will be reviewed at least every six years to ensure that they remain effective, although fisheries policy authorities can carry out more frequent and regular reviews on policies within the plans when considered appropriate. The draft Joint Fisheries Statement (JFS) included a list of proposed FMPs with a timetable for their publication. Defra are reviewing the responses to the JFS consultation, and a final list will be published by November 2022. 1.1.4. There are currently 43 planned FMPs: - 21 are joint UK FMPs which will be jointly developed by all 4 UK administrations, with Scottish Government coordinating their preparation. - 2 FMPs coordinated by Northern Ireland published jointly with Welsh Government and Defra. - Defra will be publishing 16 FMPs. 1.1.5. FMPs will be a tool to implement wider policies and work on fisheries management, for example informing Defra's approach when negotiating the management of stocks shared with other coastal states.

Award Detail

1 ICF Consulting Services (Riverscape)
  • Value: £716,910

CPV Codes

  • 03000000 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

Indicators

  • Contract is suitable for SMEs.
  • Contract is suitable for VCOs.

Other Information

n/a ecm_ 66150 - Evaluating the contribution of Fisheries Management Plans Toward Ocean Sustainability (including Collaborative approache Research terms and Conditonsr_Redacted.pdf

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