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RFx ID : | 21013292 |
Tender Name : | Establishing the Effectiveness of the Voluntary International Code of Practices for Sea Containers |
Reference # : | 405244 |
Open Date : | Thursday, 9 May 2019 4:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00) |
Close Date : | Thursday, 30 May 2019 2:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00) |
Tender Type : | Request for Proposals (RFP) |
Tender Coverage : | Sole Agency [?] |
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Exemption Reason : | None |
Required Pre-qualifications : | None |
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Amy McNabb 04 894 2691 |
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The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has been working to implement an International Standard Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) for sea container hygiene through the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC). Currently there is a lot of historical data on the risk of invasive pests arriving by sea containers that has been used to inform work on the international standard on sea container hygiene. Existing data and a 2016 literature were presented to the IPPC in 2017, after which the IPPC asked member countries to collect new data.
The IPPC has called for additional evidence of any change in risks as a result of the voluntary International Maritime Organisation (IMO) code of practice before further considering establishing an international sea container standard. The project is to conduct a literature review, carry out further surveys on representative sea containers that arrive in New Zealand ports from overseas, to obtain interception data and analyse current MPI data and new data collected.
Findings will allow MPI to report back to the IPPC and other relevant international organisations to inform decisions on the requirement of a new standard to manage biosecurity risks associated with sea container shipping. It will also enable MPI to inform improvement in operational border management for sea containers.
This tender has been awarded.