CEFAS23-02 Contract for the provision of Baited Remote Underwater Video Systems (BRUVS) and associated services

Concepts

• baited remote underwater video systems
• lowestoft
• marine research
• bruv
• bruv systems
• bruvs kits
• bruvs equipment
• unique bruv systems
• bruvs network
• new bruvs equipment

Location

United Kingdom:

Description

As part of the Blue Belt Programme, a Baited Remote Underwater Video (BRUV) network has been established across the UK Overseas Territories. The supplier is contracted to provide unique BRUV systems, along with associated services.

Total Quantity or Scope

The supplier is contracted to provide unique BRUV systems, along with associated services.Since the start of the programme in 2020, BRUVS kits have been delivered to thirteen OTs, held in personand online training sessions, supported survey design, visited some of the OTs to providefieldwork support, completed analysis, shared results and knowledge within the BRUVS network,and upgraded some of the BRUVS equipment with deeper water capabilities.During the next phase of the programme, the focus will be on survey delivery, analysis, continualimprovement, knowledge sharing, increasing the reach of the network, and to begin to provideeducational support to the current OTs.There is the possibility that South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands and Sovereign Base Areasof Administration for Cyprus may join the programme, which would require new BRUVS equipment,training and potentially visits to support initial survey fieldwork in these OTs.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 73112000 - Marine research services

Legal Justification

The rig design, software and associated AI analysis rights are owned by Blue Abacus and Cefas would not be able to purchase software / AI analysis compatible with this elsewhere. BRUVS supplied by the Blue Abacus are already used in certain Overseas Territories and this purchase for Cefas would ensure that by buying the same equipment, software and AI analysis services, the data will be collected and analysed consistently with data already collected and analysed in the other Overseas Territories. Purchase of these BRUVS would support the ability to create a cross territory BRUV network as part of the Blue Belt Programme. It is therefore critical that the data informing the management and conservation of a range of species and habitats is collected in a consistent, comparable and statistically robust manner.

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