How to win: CEFAS26-74 ITT for Laboratory Container Facilities for Blue Belt Programme

A goods contract from CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE, worth £140,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE

Value

£140,000

Closing date

4 September 2026

About this contract

The Blue Belt Programme is the UK Government’s flagship marine conservation programme, partnering with a number of the UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs). Together, we work to improve protection and sustainable use practices within the waters of the UKOTs to safeguard marine biodiversity and the practices of local communities. Fisheries Science in the UKOTs Fishing is an important activity in a number of the UKOTs, ranging from commercial fishing operations through to recreational fishing for subsistence and leisure. Fisheries science, the collection and analysis of information pertaining to fish species and their fishery(ies), is fundamental to effective and responsive management of these activities and their impacts. Many countries have a nationally coordinated system of data collection from fisheries, but in small communities with limited local capacity, this is generally impractical. In such contexts, fostering collaboration with fishers is essential to ensure fair and participatory management. This requirement for UKOTs, Montserrat and Ascension Island, is for the provision of containerised laboratory facilities that will be used to support the collection of essential samples and

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓At £140,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins goods work.
✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar goods contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
✓Start early: it closes 4 September 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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