Tender: Design and Delivery of Participatory Workshops to Improve Fishing Industry Engagement with Cefas Science — East & South England

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Cefas is seeking a supplier to design and deliver two participatory, in-person workshops (one in the East of England and one in the South of England, with preferred locations including Lowestoft and Weymouth) by undertaking pre-workshop planning and design in consultation with Cefas staff (including hiring venues, organising catering and inviting participants), facilitating the workshops, and producing concise documentation summarising key discussion points, insights and recommendations. The workshops will aim to understand the fishing industry’s needs, priorities and interests to increase and improve participation in Cefas science, with a focus on early engagement and co-developing research questions, project design and future collaborations. Key topics may include industry interest in engaging with Cefas, expectations for scientific collaboration in practice, drivers and barriers to partnership between scientists and fishers, and the industry’s role in shaping future fisheries science. Cefas will provide advice and contacts for potential participants in the regions, but the supplier is responsible for identifying and directly engaging all relevant stakeholders.