CEFAS26-86 Contract for Thames Survey Vessel Charter
Buyer: CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE
- Published
- 24 August 2026
- Estimated value
- £330,000
- Place of performance
- UKC
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Lots
- 1
- Notice number
- 080128-2026
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-06c4bf
- Official source
- Official source
CPV codes
- 34513100Fishing vessels
- 34513550Survey vessels
- 63726700Fishing-vessel services
- 63726800Research vessel services
- 79311000Survey services
Description
This project aims to address important data gaps in the current North Sea sole assessment, particularly the lack of recent recruitment data from the UK sector of the southern North Sea, which is an important nursery area for the stock. To provide suitable spatial coverage, two surveys will be undertaken: one in the northern Outer Thames and one in the southern Outer Thames. Together, these surveys will collect abundance-at-age data for juvenile sole and information on the wider fish assemblage, including small demersal fish such as plaice, thornback ray and whiting, as well as shellfish and selected invertebrates. The project will conduct two seasonal surveys, each lasting up to seven days, using a standard 2 m or 3 m beam trawl supplied by Cefas at fixed sites in the Outer Thames. Data collected will include catch rates and size distributions for commercial and non-commercial species, such as cod, whiting, thornback ray and shellfish, together with biological data for sole and plaice. This Contract seeks to secure one or more inshore fishing vessels (10 m LOA, or with sufficient space to support survey operations) with local knowledge of the areas described below, to undertake one…
Awards
| Awarded to | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|
| VALKYRIE FISH COMPANY LIMITED | — | — |
Official publications
- FTS · 080128-2026 · 24 August 2026
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