Bycatch Monitoring Programme (BMP) - 25-26

A Contract Award Notice
by DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Source: Find a Tender
Type: Contract ()
Duration: not specified
Value: £436K

Sector: MISCELLANEOUS
Published: 04 Dec 2025
Delivery: not specified
Deadline: n/a

Related Terms

Location

Geochart for 1 buyers and 1 suppliers

1 buyer

Department of Environment Food & Rural Affairs London

1 supplier

University Court of the University of St Andrews Ustan Fife

Description

The principal purpose of this contract is to investigate incidences of bycatch. This is sensitive species of bycatch, otherwise known as PETS which stands for protected, endangered and threatened species. Incidental capture (bycatch) of PETS in commercial fisheries is a major threat to the conservation of marine megafauna. Injury or death to the PETS bycatch can have population level impacts, socio-economic consequences and can also affect the fishers wellbeing involved. Monitoring our seas and taking mitigating action to protect PETS is a statutory duty for Defra under the Fisheries Act 2020. Through the Fisheries Act 2020, the UK Government has committed to minimise and, where possible, eliminate bycatch of sensitive marine species to ensure sustainable fisheries.

Award Detail

1	University Court of the University of St Andrews Ustan (Fife) Bycatch Monitoring Programme (BMP) - 25-26 Reference: 1 Value: £435,869

CPV Codes

None found

Legal Justification

Only this supplier can continue to deliver the service for this eight month period whilst we retender a new contract, there are no other reasonable alternatives, hence the below is accurate justification. SCHEDULE 5 Direct award justifications 6 The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract— (a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.