Database services

Tender description

The Services covered by this Procurement have been sub-divided into 5 (five) Parts. Tenderers must include all 5 parts in their proposal. Tenders that do not include all 5 parts will be considered non-compliant and will be rejected. Part 1: Specifications for Purchasing, Installing, and configuration of new additional hardware; Part 2: Specifications for purchasing, installing of additional Software and purchasing of additional licenses for existing installed software; Part 3: Specification to provide services to setup and configure eMISKMarine Databases; Part 4: Specification for data migration requirements (GIS and Time Series); Part 5: Specification for developing automated maintenance scripts and programs, provision of additional human resources and GIS training; Part 6: Development of Custom applications. Cefas (The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science), the Authority, is an Executive Agency of the UK Government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). It is an applied science agency that primarily supports government decision making whilst extending its reach across the public sector, the EU and wider markets where possible in regards to marine and closely related environments. Our work takes us from freshwater to the open ocean, and includes both wild and farmed fish. Our influence and leadership spans a wide spectrum of issues, including: — climate change impacts and adaptation, — marine planning and environmental licensing, — sustainable fisheries management, — marine biodiversity and habitats, — fish and shellfish health and hygiene, — emergency response. Backgound to the project: The Surveying and Establishment of a Comprehensive Database for the Marine Environment of Kuwait project, also known as the “eMISKMarine Implementation Project” is a project being commissioned by the Kuwait Environment Public Authority (EPA) to support the EPA in fulfilling its requirements in accordance with the Environment Protection Law for the State of Kuwait (Law 42 of 2014). The Environment Protection Law requires the EPA to develop and conduct comprehensive environmental surveys and monitoring programmes, and to establish an environmental database and provide information to support decision making. The eMISKMarine Implementation Project will support the EPA in meeting these requirements for the marine environment. Part 1: Specifications for Purchasing, Installing, and configuration of new additional hardware; Part 2: Specifications for purchasing, installing of additional Software and purchasing of additional licenses for existing installed softwar; Part 3: Specification to provide services to setup and configure eMISKMarine Databases; Part 4: Specification for data migration requirements (GIS and Time Series); Part 5: Specification for developing automated maintenance scripts and programs, provision of additional human resources and GIS training; Part 6: Development of Custom applications.