Ausschreibungen CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE

Cefas currently uses hand deployable multi-parameter sondes (CTDs) for collecting water column data. With the advent of easy-to-use small AUVs we wish to supplement these programs with more autonomous data collection. We envision a platform which will collect data comparable with our current

Cefas' laser sizer has reached the end of its useful lifespan. Replacement parts are no longer being manufactured and are becoming increasingly difficult to source. The equipment measures the fine sediment fraction, which is essential for particle size analysis. This analysis is used across most

Food Standards Scotland (FSS) operates an official control programme to monitor faecal contamination in live bivalve molluscs and support the classification of shellfish harvesting areas, for which Cefas coordinates aspects of programme delivery. The anticipated contract will principally cover

{'p': ['Cefas, Natural England (NE) and Northumberland Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (NIFCA) have been working collaboratively to deliver a monitoring survey within Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) as part of the ongoing MPA programme. This survey aims to support Natural England’s

{'p': ['Cefas are seeking to establish a Framework for the provision of Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) services, for a variety of NGS analyses methods, to support the delivery of numerous and varied research programmes that are utilising genomics.', 'The framework is split into 4 Lots and

{'p': ['The Solent Bass Survey is a long-running monitoring program carried out by Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) to collect abundance and growth information of juvenile European sea bass populations in the Solent. The survey is important because the data feeds

{'p': ['The Blue Belt Programme is the UK Government’s flagship marine conservation programme, working with a number of the UK Overseas Territories to safeguard more than four million square kilometres of the World’s oceans. Earlier this year, the Blue Belt Programme conducted its first offshore

{'p': ["To view this opportunity please go to https://atamis-9529.my.site.com/login You will need to log in or create a new supplier account. The opportunity can then be found searching 'CEFAS26-78 RfQ for the provision of a marine environmental survey vessel'.", 'Cefas and Natural England (NE)

{'p': ['The BEEMS (British EDF Energy Estuarine and Marine Studies) programme is funded by NNB Generation Company (HPC) Limited. Through this programme, Cefas provide authoritative scientific information on the marine and transitional waters in the vicinity of potential new build nuclear power

{'p': ['This project aims to address important data gaps in the current North Sea sole assessment, particularly the lack of recent recruitment data from the UK sector of the southern North Sea, which is an important nursery area for the stock.', 'To provide suitable spatial coverage, two surveys

{'p': 'Cefas requires a plant growth chamber for the growth of microalgal cultures under controlled conditions. The chamber needs to provide consistent lighting and temperature throughout with several shelves to allow for high efficiency growth of cultures held in tissue culture flasks. The

{'p': ['Cefas requires a pelagic trawler, suitably equipped to participate in an acoustic-trawl survey. The survey is part of the international IESNS (International Ecosystem Survey in the Nordic Sea), a collaboration between Icelandic, Faroe, Norwegian, EU and UK research institutes which has been

{'p': ['Cefas require processing of 33 macrofaunal samples by extracting and identifying all biota retained on a 1.0 mm capture mesh, in accordance with the extraction and identification protocols set out in the NMBAQC guidelines.', 'The Falmouth dredged material disposal site is located south of

{'p': ['The Blue Belt Programme is the UK Government’s flagship marine conservation programme, partnering with a number of the UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs). Together, we work to improve protection and sustainable use practices within the waters of the UKOTs to safeguard marine biodiversity and

Cefas requires the provision of specialist marine geotechnical services to support two vibracoring surveys within the Irish Sea Firth of Clyde or North Sea. The Supplier is required to achieve sediment cores each with a target penetration of up to 3 m from pre-planned stations for the delivery of

This contract covers the provision of maintenance and assurance services for Life Technologies laboratory instruments used for molecular and genetic analysis. The contract includes annual service cover (for the period 2 April 2026 to 1 April 2027) for the following equipment: 2 × StepOnePlus

WaveNet, Cefas' strategic wave monitoring network for the United Kingdom, provides a single source of real-time wave data from a network of wave buoys located in areas at risk from flooding. In operation since 2002, WaveNet collects and processes data from the Cefas-operated Datawell Directional

Provision of statistical modelling and methodological support to develop improved approaches for incorporating data-limited stocks into mixed fisheries assessment and forecasting models. The work will support Cefas and Defra in developing evidence for sustainable mixed fisheries management and will

3 year service contract for maintenance and repair of Illumina sequencing machines.

3 year service contract for maintenance and repair of Illumina sequencing machines.

Cefas requires one complete, fibre-optic-capable, inspection-class ROV system, depth rated to 300m, built on open-source or open-architecture hardware and software. The system will be operated from Research Vessel Cefas Endeavour and will: • Collect high-definition, quantitative video and imagery

Research services to support the Defra-funded Coastal and Marine Health Programme (CaMHP), focusing on the wash-up of marine organisms around the UK coast. The work will identify potential candidate species and groups, develop an accessible fact-sheet template, and research and produce fact sheets

Purchase of Datawell Mark III Waverider buoys and associated components for the Cefas Wavenet project. The buoys will supplement and progressively replace ageing or lost equipment within the existing Waverider stock, helping maintain continuous wave monitoring and data collection across

To provide desk-based research into previous wash ups of marine organisms on beaches around the United Kingdom to provide an improved understanding and collated information on species or groups of species that are reported to wash up on UK shores.

Rental, maintenance and technical support services for three Smart Sea fish tagging measurement boxes and associated tagging software for use during Cefas mackerel tagging surveys. The service includes equipment maintenance, inspection and replacement of parts where required, firmware updates,