Composition and purity testing and analysis services

Tender description

Orkney Island Council, Marine Services are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced contractor for the provision of aquatic sample processing and taxonomic determination for a 3-year period with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 months, subject to the satisfaction of performance by the authority. The contract will commence on the 1 May 2020. Orkney Island Council, Marine Services conducts marine non-native species monitoring as part of its Ballast Water Management Policy (adopted December 2013). During this monitoring programme samples are collected from several locations within Scapa Flow, Orkney. In addition, samples are also collected from visiting yacht mooring (buoys and mooring chains). Orkney Island Council, Marine Services are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced contractor for the provision of aquatic sample processing and taxonomic determination. One overall quotation is required for the following, split as shown below: Project 1 — non-native species monitoring programme Project 2 — visiting Yacht Mooring surveys.