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    ContractsThames Outer Nursery Survey - Inshore Fishing Vessel Charter
    Awarded contract

    Thames Outer Nursery Survey - Inshore Fishing Vessel Charter

    Awarded
    £330k
    Published 7 Jul 2026

    Cefas invites sealed tenders for chartered fishing vessels to conduct two week-long surveys of juvenile fish populations and recruitment data in the Outer Thames during late summer 2024.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· East of EnglandPublished 7 Jul 2026· 4 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £330k
    Published 7 Jul 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £330,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Tender closed
      4 Aug 2026
      3 months ago
    • Sector
      Transport & Logistics
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      East of England

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • VF
      VALKYRIE FISH COMPANY LIMITED
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 4 months ago.

    7 Jul 2026Today4 Aug 2026

    Brief

    Cefas seeks to charter one or more inshore fishing vessels (minimum 10 m length overall) for two seasonal surveys in the Outer Thames during late August and/or early September. The surveys aim to collect critical data on juvenile sole abundance, recruitment patterns, and fish assemblage composition in the UK southern North Sea, an important nursery area. Each survey will last up to seven days and deploy standard beam trawl equipment (2 m or 3 m) supplied by Cefas at fixed survey sites. Vessels must have local knowledge of the northern Outer Thames (embarkation from West Mersea) and/or southern Outer Thames (embarkation from Whitstable), be capable of rigging and deploying survey gear, and accommodate all crew and equipment. The full-charter contract includes crew, management, fuel, victuals, harbour fees, insurance for survey equipment, and all services needed to complete sampling. Tenders must be submitted as fixed all-inclusive prices with itemized breakdowns for day rates, mobilisation and demobilisation, and weather downtime costs. To request the Bidder Pack, contact procure@cefas.gov.uk with subject line 'CEFAS26-86 ITT for Thames Survey Vessel Charter - bidder pack request'. Procurement is managed via email to better support the market.

    Track record

    1 award · 1 winner
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    In transport logistics, CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE has awarded 1 contract to 1 supplier.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06c4bf

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