Tender for the Provision of Marine Biodiversity Services 2009-2010 - Round One

Invitation to Tender for the Provision of Marine Biodiversity Services 2009-2010 - Round One

Invitation to Tender

You are invited to tender for the following research projects:

Biodiversity Research

ZBD2009-03     The vulnerability of rhodoliths to environmental stressors and characterisation of associated biodiversity
ZBD2009-10     Multi-species analysis of coastal marine connectivity
ZBD2009-13     Ocean acidification impact on key NZ molluscs
ZBD2009-25     Predicting impacts of increasing rates of disturbance on functional diversity in marine benthic ecosystems

 Download Biodoversity Research Document (PDF 1.2MB)

Terms and Conditions

This invitation is extended under the Ministry of Fisheries Terms and Conditions of Research Contracts. This document can be viewed here >>>

Ministry Obligations

Customary Obligations:

The Ministry has a range of obligations to iwi and with various Deeds of Settlement. The Ministry will identify those obligations in the tender documents and will apply appropriate weight to those obligations when evaluating tenders. Therefore any tender opportunity issued by the Ministry which identifies obligations to iwi must include as part of the tenderer’s methodology how those obligations will be honoured.

Note obligations to iwi do not solely relate to customary research, but can be included in species specific research where there is a link between the species and customary practice

Sustainable Work Practice:

The Ministry is currently developing principles in relation to sustainable work practice. One of the elements being considered is the sustainable work practices employed by the Ministry’s contractors. Future tender evaluation practice may include a weighting for contractor with less environmental impact.

Tender Format

Please note that the completeness of proposals, their format, and the number of copies provided is important to the evaluation process. For instructions on how to complete these schedules please refer to the Submission Information & Instructions document which can be viewed here>>

If you wish to tender for any of the projects being invited in Marine Biodiversity Services 2009-2010 - Round One please use the tender template. For this template please email contracts@fish.govt.nz

Deadline

Tenders must be received at the address given in the Submission Information & Instructions document by 5.00pm on Friday 7 August 2009

Further Information

All queries regarding this email, the submission of a tender, or the tender process, should be addressed to

Charon Mason
Corporate Monitoring and Ministerials Unit
DDI: 04 819 4252
Email: charon.mason@fish.govt.nz