Registration of Interest for the Marine Biosecurity Regional Hull Surveillance 2024-2026.

The Marine biosecurity regional hull surveillance contract is for two-financial years, requiring a minimum of 1,200 vessel hull inspections each financial year.

It incorporates two components of hull surveillance for the Auckland region utilising a snorkel/dive service provider to undertake:

1. Regional hull surveillance

2. Targeted compliance surveillance.

This is a combination and continuation of targeted compliance monitoring and regional hull surveillance.

The programme outputs information for several purposes, functioning as a tool for:

• Engagement & Behaviour Change: an indicator to monitor vessel user behaviour and change over time, including regulatory and non-regulatory performance indicators

• Targeted compliance surveillance (compliance, monitoring and enforcement): the implementation and regulation of the Auckland Unitary Plan hull biofouling provisions, the Regional Pest Management Plan marine pest and pathway style rules, the Hauraki Gulf Controlled Area Notice, and developing regulatory tools (including the proposed Clean Hull Plan rules).

• Early detection surveillance of new to Auckland (and new-to-New Zealand) marine pest species, and range extensions of marine pest species.

The Auckland Council regional hull surveillance programme requires service continuity year-round however peak operations run when recreational vessels become more active over spring and summer. Hull inspections are required to occur over this busy period of increased vessel movements to help detect marine pests and prevent their spread.

Please note:

Respond by completing and submitting the attached Response Form through GETS on, or before, 4 pm on Monday, 02 September 2024.

Date that Response Box opens: 20/08/2024

Date and time that Response Box closes: 02/09/2024 @ 4 pm (NZT)

Please refer to the REOI document attached for more information.

This is a 2-stage tender and the 2nd stage will be through Ariba.

Please use the following link to register yourself into SAP Ariba: Also, attached are the registration guides for your reference.

aucklandcouncil.supplier-eu.ariba.com/register

If you have any questions regarding the registration in SAP Ariba, please visit https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/about-auckland-council/working-with-us/Pages/our-tendering-process.aspx