This call for tender is to enter into a multiple framework contract in cascade for the provision of scientific advice for fisheries in the Mediterranean and Black Seas. The purpose of the framework contract is to provide the European Commission with a flexible tool to request specific and timely scientific responses through advice and/or other specific preliminary services needed for the provision of the advice, which is necessary for the day-to-day policy and management of the Mediterranean and Black Seas fisheries in the context of the common fisheries policy and the GFCM’s objectives (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean). The ultimate objective is to contribute to the efforts to reverse the declining trend of fish stocks and impacts of fisheries on the ecosystem through strengthened scientific advice in support of management.
Deadline 21/12/2016