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Sustainable Western Indian Ocean Programme (SWIOP) - Recruitment of Technical Assistance Team to support Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMO)

The EU Delegation in Mauritius is procuring a Technical Assistance Team (TAT) for the implementation of the activities in support of two Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs), notably the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (IOTC/FAO), with a mandate to manage fisheries of highly migratory species …

CPV: 79411000 Servicios generales de consultoría en gestión, 77700000 Servicios relacionados con la pesca, 73210000 Servicios de consultoría en investigación, 73220000 Servicios de consultoría en desarrollo

Lugar de ejecución:

Sustainable Western Indian Ocean Programme (SWIOP) - Recruitment of Technical Assistance Team to support Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMO)

Organismo adjudicador:

European Commission, INTPA - International Partnerships

Número de premio:

EC-INTPA/MRU/2025/EA-RP/0012

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : European Commission, INTPA - International Partnerships

Legal type of the buyer : EU institution, body or agency

Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Sustainable Western Indian Ocean Programme (SWIOP) - Recruitment of Technical Assistance Team to support Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMO)

Description : The EU Delegation in Mauritius is procuring a Technical Assistance Team (TAT) for the implementation of the activities in support of two Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs), notably the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (IOTC/FAO), with a mandate to manage fisheries of highly migratory species (e.g., tuna species) in both the waters under the jurisdiction of coastal States and in the Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ), and the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA), an autonomous international agreement, mandated to manage fisheries resources, excluding highly migratory species, in the ABNJ under the Sustainable Western Indian Ocean (SWIO) programme ( https://international-partnerships.ec.europa.eu/countries/sub-saharan-africa_en) The services to be provided under this contract will contribute to Output 1.2 of the SWIO programme at : - strengthening the capacity of the RFMOs for the stock assessment of shared species; - provide technical assistance to RFMOs to design capacity building activities and training with the aim to improve beneficiaries’ capacity to comply with conservation and management measures adopted; - provide technical assistance to beneficiaries on data collection, analysis and reporting to improve their capacities to comply with obligations stemming from RFMO membership; - support beneficiaries for the organisation of meetings and other activities within the framework of RFMOs, notably the areas related to the conservation and management of shared resources The work of the key fisheries expert and pool of non-key experts (NKE) is to provide technical assistance at administrative and implementation levels to the IOTC and SIOFA Secretariat to ensure the effective and efficient implementation of the project outputs, tasks and work plans of the RFMOs to ensure implementation of the IOTC and SIOFA components of the SWIOP. The technical assistance team will undertake the following tasks:  Assist the IOTC and SIOFA Secretariats to organise meetings, training course, workshops, or any events with the programme stakeholders and partners related to the IOTC and SIOFA activities of the project (preparation of training and other technical material, and logistical organisation and funding of the event) on subjects such as: - IOTC CPCs national scientific officers’ capacities improved through Catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE) - IOTC CPCs and SIOFA CCPs national scientific officers capacities improved through participation and training in stock assessments for managed species - IOTC CPCs Scientific Officers capacities improved in Management Strategy Evaluation on IOTC species - Ecological Risk Assessment (ERA) update: IOTC CPCs national science capacities improved in conducting ERAs for species caught in association with IOTC fisheries (Sharks and Marine turtles) and SIOFA fisheries. - IOTC CPCs and SIOFA CCPs Scientific Officers capacities improved in using statistical packages commonly used in fisheries analyses. - Improve SIOFA CCPs' capacity to integrate science into policymaking - Implementation of CPCs reporting obligations improved through national training and IT technical, operational, maintenance, improvement (integration with other support) to the IOTC web applications conducted to the benefit of the users of the e-MARIS, e-RAV and e-PSM applications. - Implementation of CPCs flag State responsibilities improved, including in country missions. - Implementation of CPCs port State responsibilities improved through national training and IT technical, operational, maintenance, improvement (integration with other support) to the IOTC web applications conducted to the benefit of the users of the e-PSM applications and of the sister application named Port Inspection Report application/scheme. The list is continued at point 2.1.4 of this Notice

Procedure identifier : 94180aa7-db59-42c8-960d-65a282721089

Internal identifier : EC-INTPA/MRU/2025/EA-RP/0012

Type of procedure : Restricted

Justification for the accelerated procedure :

Main features of the procedure :

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services

Main classification ( cpv ): 79411000 General management consultancy services

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 3 000 000 Euro

2.1.4 General information

Additional information : The technical assistance team will undertake the following tasks (continuation of the description at point 2.1): - VMS –VMS pilot project implemented for CPCs with flag State responsibilities and fleets operating in the IOTC Area of Competence, and VMS best practices implemented by VMS FMC, including Standard Operating Procedures in the use and analysis of VMS data. - FAD – AFAD register developed, implemented, used by CPCs with flag State responsibilities and AFAD fisheries. - CDS – Catch Documentation Scheme implemented by CPCs. - Improving Compliance of SIOFA CCPs with the Agreement and adopted CMMs. - Strengthen the Secretariat´s technical capacity to examine, analyse, and verify the data collected for the Compliance Monitoring Scheme. - Strengthen SIOFA CCPs capacity to implement their national observer programs, as required by SIOFA CMMs - A comprehensive review of the systems in place for collecting and managing coastal fisheries data - Review the availability and accessibility of socio-economic data and indicators on national tuna and tuna-like fisheries - CPCs data officers trained on tuna, billfish, seerfish, and pelagic shark species identification - National officers capacity built and strengthened on the implementation of RFMOs Conservation and Management Measures (CMMs) related to the mandatory reporting of fisheries statistics. - A state-of-the-art integrated IOTC Fisheries Statistical and Biological Data System is implemented and the IOTC Regional Observer Scheme database and associated tools are reviewed and upgraded. National officers are trained in scientific observer data requirements and use of the system. - IOTC spatial layers and datasets are described with standard metadata and their access enhanced through integration into metadata catalogues, online repositories, and training sessions - Regional data reporting workshops are delivered to train and build the capacity of the fisheries officers of the national institutes and the online data validation tool is embedded in the e-Maris platform. Training sessions to the IOTC data validators are delivered to national data reporting officers - FAD –DFAD register developed, implemented, used by CPCs with flag State responsibilities and DFAD fisheries - Support to intersessional Working Group, ad-hoc Working Groups and Working Parties of the two RFMOs. Support to Study WP/SC/CoC/Commission’s request. - Improved documents access and searchability - SWIO RFBs newsletter  Identify and provide short-term non key experts (NKEs) required for the implementation of the IOTC and SIOFA activities of the project as detailed in the Terms of Reference.  Monitor and report on the progress of activities implementation in support of IOTC and SIOFA expenditures  Ensure communication and visibility of the IOTC and SIOFA project outputs according to the requirements for EU-funded external action, where applicable, as instructed by the RFMO Secretariats (e.g Web Sites) and the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Mauritius and the Republic of Seychelles (e.g. capacity4dev.eu web platform).For any additional information, please refer to the document A5f "Additional information about the Contract Notice". In case of unavailability or disruptions in the functioning of the electronic means of communication provided in Section 5.1.11 in the last 5 calendar days before the time limit for receipt indicated in Section 5.1.12, the contracting authority reserves the right to extend this time limit and publish the extension at the Internet address provided in Section 5.1.11, without a preceding publication of a corrigendum to this notice. Economic operators interested in this procurement are invited to subscribe to the call for tenders at the address in Section 5.1.11 in order to get notified when new information or documents are published.

Legal basis :

Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046

LocalLaw - Procurement award procedure applying to European Union external actions financed from the general budget of the European Union and the European Development Fund (EDF)

2.1.6 Grounds for exclusion

Bankruptcy : For the full list of exclusion grounds please consult the procurement documents.

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : Sustainable Western Indian Ocean Programme (SWIOP) - Recruitment of Technical Assistance Team to support Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMO)

Internal identifier : EC-INTPA/MRU/2025/EA-RP/0012

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services

Main classification ( cpv ): 79411000 General management consultancy services

Additional classification ( cpv ): 77700000 Services incidental to fishing

Additional classification ( cpv ): 73210000 Research consultancy services

Additional classification ( cpv ): 73220000 Development consultancy services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Anywhere

Additional information : The contract will be performed in Sub-Saharan Africa

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 48 Month

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 3 000 000 Euro

5.1.6 General information

Reserved participation : Participation is not reserved.

Procurement Project fully or partially financed with EU Funds.

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : no

Additional information : The procurement is funded by the following EU programme: Sub-Saharan Africa.