CEFAS25-57 Aquaculture Hub

A Contract Award Notice
by CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE

Source: Find a Tender
Type: Contract ()
Duration: not specified
Value: £220K

Sector: MISCELLANEOUS
Published: 09 Oct 2025
Delivery: not specified
Deadline: n/a

Concepts

Location

Geochart for 1 buyers and 3 suppliers

1 buyer

Centre for Environment Fisheries & Aquaculture Science Lowestoft

3 suppliers

Poseidon Aquatic Resource Management Addlestone
British Trout Association Salisbury
Shellfish Association of Great Britain London

Description

The aim of this project is to establish an aquaculture data hub. This will provide a mapping interface with search and querying functionality to access information on aquaculture locations, sectoral production statistics and environmental performance, and host key position papers for the industry in one place, providing an essential resource for regulators (Defra, Cefas, MMO) policy teams, industry, researchers and the wider public. Importantly, the website will address a primary recommendation of the English Aquaculture Strategy (2020), published by Poseidon, which identified the limited availability of comprehensive information as a barrier to the development of the Aquaculture industry. The services covered under this procurement include stakeholder mapping and consultation, website development, governance and publicity.

Award Detail

1	Poseidon Aquatic Resource Management (Addlestone) Reference: 1 Value: £219,850 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers.
2	British Trout Association (Salisbury) Reference: 1 Value: £219,850 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers.
3	Shellfish Association of Great Britain (London) Reference: 1 Value: £219,850 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers.

CPV Codes

None found

Indicators

Legal Justification

The Shellfish Association of Great Britain are uniquely positioned, through their membership and contacts with farms, shellfish depuration units, suppliers and the capture sector to enable them to coordinate engagement with stakeholders in the shellfish and seaweed sectors conducting surveys to establish data and compliance needs. The British Trout Association are also uniquely positioned, through their membership and contacts to linked businesses such as processors and suppliers whose input is required, and have strong contacts at a ministerial level. This will enable them to coordinate engagement with stakeholders in the finfish sectors, conduct surveys to establish data and compliance needs, acquire strategies and position statements for this project. Poseidon specialise in strategic planning of aquaculture in the UK and Ireland and have a long-standing history working with Governments, importantly leading delivery of the English Aquaculture Strategy (EAS) which is the key driver for the Aquaculture Data Hub and similar projects across the UK. With all necessary contacts in place from previous consultations, they are uniquely positioned to work on the results of sector surveys against the objectives of the EAS.