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 –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.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2023-07-19 Contract notice
Contract notice (2023-07-19)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Aquatic marine services
Reference number: 2023-018
Short description:
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 –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.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Aquatic marine services 📦
Additional CPV: Environmental issues consultancy services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Ireland 🏙️

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Regional or local Agency/Office
Awarding authority name: Bord Iascaigh Mhara - Irish Sea Fisheries Board BIM
Postal address: Crofton Road Dun Laoghaire Co. Dublin A96 E5A0
Postal code: A96 E5A0
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
E-mail: tenders@bim.ie 📧
URL for documents: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/ 🌏
URL for participation: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/ 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-07-19 📅
Submission deadline: 2023-08-28 📅
Publication date: 2023-07-24 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 140-448425
OJ-S issue: 140

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 95 000 EUR 💰
Estimated value excluding VAT: 95 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 12 months
Description of options:
BIM 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 same terms and conditions, subject to the BIM’s obligations at law
Name of EU-financed project or programme: Emfaf

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 3 months
Tender opening date: 2023-08-28 📅
Tender opening time: 12:30

Contracting authority
Contact
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/ 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2023/S 140-448425 (2023-07-19)
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