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Cefas

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

IT ServicesCPV 72000000
Value£57k
Awarded29 Nov 2024
Published21 Jan 2025
RegionUK-wide
Outcome — awarded

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Contract value in context
£57ktotal contract value
median £120k
this tender£0£3.5m

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The brief

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

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

Through the SBE platform, the UK government

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.

02

Support development of SIDS project proposals from

Support development of SIDS project proposals from concept note to full Project Initiation Document, as allocated by the Technical Advisory Panel.

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O Support for ocean acidification monitoring

o Support for ocean acidification monitoring.

04

Location for services to be delivered:

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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