Public and donor-funded aquaculture

Government aquaculture programmes: what is open, what it funds, and how to get procurement-ready

For project implementation units, public development corporations, engineering consultants, EPC firms and awarded prime contractors preparing hatchery, tilapia, shrimp, RAS, mariculture or fisheries-park packages of USD 250,000 or more.

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Short answer

Does a government aquaculture programme mean there is an equipment tender to bid on?

Not necessarily. A programme announcement, a support procedure or a development-bank project tells you money is allocated to a purpose. It is not an open equipment tender, and its headline figure is rarely the value of any equipment contract. Check the official status and the procurement notice itself, then prepare a technical specification that several bidders can price on the same basis.

Checked:: 15 Oct 2026 against official pages
Open now:: 1 of 3 listed (a farmer support procedure, not a tender)
FishMatch role:: Supplier-neutral scope and comparable quotes
Not our role:: Bidding, tender advice, approvals or awards

FishMatch Group is not a government-approved supplier, contractor or tender adviser, and cannot bid on anyone's behalf. Eligibility, procurement rules and awards belong to the programme owner. Always confirm status and documents on the official page before acting.

Programme status (checked 15 October 2026)

Status is copied from the official page on the date shown. Programmes change; a closed call is never presented as open.

Aquaculture pilots call (pilot-facility track)

Closed

Israel Innovation Authority with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security

What it funds: R&D grant for industrial companies demonstrating aquaculture technology in a real environment (TRL 6) within up to 24 months: precision aquaculture, closed and controlled systems, genetics and fish/crustacean health, algae and alternative feed, climate and resource efficiency.
Money and what it is not: Grant of 20%, 30%, 40% or 50% of the approved budget, plus 10% for main activity in National Priority Area A. At least two-thirds of the requested budget must go to the real-environment demonstration. No programme envelope is published on the call page.
Status: Closed — submission deadline was 19 Aug 2026, 12:00.
Source: Israel Innovation Authority — call page (Hebrew)

Unified procedure for direct support to fish farmers 2025–2026, pulse 4

Open for applications 15 Oct – 15 Nov 2026

Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security — Investments and Finance Administration

What it funds: Direct support to pond fish farmers, Sea of Galilee fishers and “other fish farmers” as defined in the procedure. Pulse 4 covers “other fish farmers” for the April–September 2026 marketing period.
Money and what it is not: Support to farmers under the procedure's own rules. It is a farmer support payment, not an equipment purchase, RAS construction budget or tender.
Status: Open for applications 15 Oct – 15 Nov 2026 (page published 11 Oct 2026).
Source: gov.il — pulse 4 notice (Hebrew)

Climate Resilient Fisheries and Agrifood Sector Development Project (P507698), Montenegro

Project active

World Bank financing; implementing agency Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management

What it funds: Includes a climate-resilient fisheries park at Cape Djeran–Velika Plaza (Ulcinj) and fisheries-administration capacity, plus paying-agency and animal by-product components unrelated to aquaculture equipment.
Money and what it is not: Component 1 is EUR 15.25 million, of which sub-component 1.1 (fisheries infrastructure) is EUR 14.72 million. These are financing allocations for whole components, not the value of any single equipment contract.
Status: Project active (approved 17 Dec 2025, closing 31 Mar 2031). Individual procurement notices must be checked on the World Bank procurement listing; none is claimed here.
Source: World Bank — project P507698

Programme envelope versus equipment budget: a four-step read

Most mis-pricing in public aquaculture starts by treating the headline figure as the equipment budget. Read the money in layers:

1. Programme or loan envelope
The total committed to the whole operation, often covering several sectors, institutions and years.
2. Component or sub-component
The share allocated to one purpose, such as fisheries infrastructure. In P507698 that is EUR 14.72 million for infrastructure inside a EUR 15.25 million component.
3. Procurement package
One contract in the procurement plan: works, goods or consultancy, each with its own method and estimate. Civil works usually dominate a fisheries-park or hatchery budget.
4. Equipment lot
The aquaculture equipment you would actually price: pumps, aeration and oxygen, filtration and biofilters, disinfection, monitoring, tanks, backup power. Only this layer should drive an equipment quote.

Procurement readiness checklist for hatchery, RAS and pond projects

Use this before issuing an RFQ or a technical specification. Missing items are the usual reason bids cannot be compared.

Programme and approvals

Official programme page, status and deadline saved with the date checked
Who is the buyer of record (ministry unit, corporation, prime contractor)
Applicable procurement method and rules named by the programme owner
Environmental, water-abstraction and discharge approvals: held, pending or not started

Production basis

Species and life stages, annual output in tonnes or fingerlings/post-larvae per year
Stocking density and feed assumptions with their source
Batch plan: number of cohorts, grow-out days, harvest size
Biosecurity zoning and quarantine requirements

Site and utilities

Seasonal water analyses: temperature, salinity, alkalinity, pH, iron, hardness
Available flow (m³/h) and allowable discharge
Grid capacity, outage record and backup-power requirement
Building or pond footprint and access for delivery and maintenance

Commercial scope

Lots and interfaces: who supplies civil works, electrical, process equipment, controls
Delivery point and Incoterm, installation, commissioning and acceptance tests
Spares, training, warranty and local service response
Evaluation criteria stated before bids arrive (life-cycle cost, not only price)

What a bidder-neutral RAS or hatchery specification should state

Specify duties and performance, not brand or model. Each line lets several suppliers price the same thing.

Maximum daily feed load (kg/day)	Drives oxygen demand, CO₂ removal, solids and biofilter size.
Oxygen demand and supply method, with backup	Peak demand and emergency oxygen decide survival during outages.
Target water quality limits (TAN, nitrite, CO₂, TSS, O₂)	Lets bidders size treatment against the same limits.
Biofilter: design TAN removal and acclimation period	New biofilters need weeks of start-up before full stocking.
Recirculation rate and make-up water (% per day)	Determines pumping energy and water licence needs.
Disinfection (UV/ozone) dose at design flow	Comparable only when dose and flow are both stated.
Power: installed kW, energy kWh/day, redundancy	Separates CAPEX from long-term OPEX.
Monitoring, alarms and control points	Defines what is automated and who responds.

Who this is for

Ministry project implementation units preparing hatchery, nursery or demonstration-farm lots
Public development corporations and fisheries-park operators
Engineering design consultancies writing technical specifications
EPC firms and awarded prime contractors pricing the aquaculture equipment package
Large agribusinesses and PPP developers with projects of USD 250,000 or more

What FishMatch does not do

Bid on tenders or represent bidders
Advise on eligibility or interpret procurement law
Claim government approval or programme partnership
Promise grants, awards, yields or financing

Free tools for the feasibility and specification stage

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Send the equipment lot you are preparing. A person reviews it, and supplier identities stay private until you choose to engage. For projects of USD 250,000 or more; smaller requests are saved and pointed to the free tools.

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Questions

Is the Israeli aquaculture pilots call still open?

No. The Israel Innovation Authority page states the submission deadline was 19 August 2026 at 12:00. Watch the official page for any new call.

Does the fish farmer support procedure fund RAS equipment purchases?

Not as described on its notice. Pulse 4 of the 2025–2026 unified procedure is direct support to farmers who meet its definitions, open 15 October to 15 November 2026. Being eligible for support does not create an equipment tender or a RAS procurement.

How much of a World Bank fisheries project goes to aquaculture equipment?

It cannot be read from the headline. Find the component, then the procurement plan's package estimate, then the equipment lot. In P507698 the fisheries-infrastructure sub-component is EUR 14.72 million, and that includes building a fisheries park, not only equipment.

Can FishMatch help us win a government tender?

No. We do not bid, advise on tenders or represent bidders. We help a buyer or an awarded contractor define an equipment scope and collect comparable supplier quotes.

What should a RAS technical specification include?

Feed load, oxygen demand and backup, water-quality limits, biofilter design and start-up time, recirculation and make-up water, disinfection dose, power and redundancy, monitoring, and acceptance tests, stated as performance, not brand.

Sources

Israel Innovation Authority — call page (Hebrew) — 15 Oct 2026
gov.il — pulse 4 notice (Hebrew) — 15 Oct 2026
World Bank — project P507698 — 15 Oct 2026

Official pages checked on 15 October 2026. No independent legal or procurement review is claimed.

Short answer

What is the fastest way to get quotes for Government Aquaculture Programmes?

Submit one structured request for Government Aquaculture Programmes. FishMatch Group translates it into a technical RFQ, runs a confidential sourcing round with project-matched international suppliers, and returns comparable quotations. No fee is charged to the buyer, and your identity and project details stay private until you choose to proceed.

How it works:: One structured request, human-reviewed before any supplier outreach
Typical turnaround:: Depends on scope and site data; no turnaround is guaranteed
Confidentiality:: Supplier names are never exposed during evaluation
Cost to buyers:: No fee charged to the buyer

What is the fastest way to get quotes for Government Aquaculture Programmes?

How does FishMatch Group source suppliers for this requirement?

You submit one structured request. We translate it into a technical RFQ, run it against qualified manufacturers and integrators in the relevant categories, and return normalised quotations you can compare side by side on scope, lead time and total cost of ownership.

Do buyers see supplier names during the sourcing process?

No. Supplier identities stay confidential during discovery and evaluation. You receive anonymised, comparable technical and commercial packages, and introductions happen only after both sides are qualified and agree to proceed.