Provision of services to assess ingredient opportunities from mesopelagic resources

Bord Iascaigh Mhara - Irish Sea Fisheries Board BIM

The global human population growth is driving demand for food, including marine proteins and lipids. Mesopelagic organisms represent the largest unexploited resource left in the world's oceans, with a recent biomass estimate of around 10 billion metric tons โ€“10 times larger than previous estimates. Our knowledge of the mesopelagic community in terms of biodiversity, the drivers of its biomass, its role in carbon sequestration, and its interactions with the epipelagic community, including commercial fish stocks, has major gaps. The main reason for these knowledge gaps is the lack of methods to observe and sample the relatively small organisms living at depths between 200 and 1000 m. Recently there has been more focus on assessing the potential to develop commercial fisheries for the more abundant mesopelagic species. However, a significant amount of baseline information is required before this can be realised.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-08-28. The procurement was published on 2023-07-19.

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Procurement history
Date Document
2023-07-19 Contract notice
Contract notice (2023-07-19)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Bord Iascaigh Mhara - Irish Sea Fisheries Board BIM
Postal address: Crofton Road Dun Laoghaire Co. Dublin A96 E5A0
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: A96 E5A0
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: tenders@bim.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/ ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œProvision of services to assess ingredient opportunities from mesopelagic resources 2023-018โ€
Products/services: Aquatic marine services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThe global human population growth is driving demand for food, including marine proteins and lipids. Mesopelagic organisms represent the largest unexploited...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 95 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Environmental issues consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Research and development services and related consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe global human population growth is driving demand for food, including marine proteins and lipids. Mesopelagic organisms represent the largest unexploited...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 95 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 12
Information about options
Options โœ…
Description of options:
โ€œBIM reserves the right to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to (12) twelve months with a maximum of (2) two such extension or extensions on the...โ€    Show more
Scope of the procurement
Information about European Union funds: Emfaf

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2023-08-28 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 3
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2023-08-28 12:30 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2023/S 140-448425 (2023-07-19)