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The Subsea Soundscape (S3) Program Procurement

Celtic Sea Power Limited · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 22:18.

Opportunity overview

Procurement for at-sea mooring units, equipped with state-of-the-art broadband acoustic recorders, pop-up acoustic retrieval systems & tag detection capabilities, & delivered to a workshop in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Each consisting of an acoustic release, a fish tag detector, a hydrophone, & a cetacean click-train logger. The total budget of the Contract is £303,000

Classification

  • CPV38000000 — Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
  • CPV73000000 — Research and development services and related consultancy services

Lots

  • Lot 1£303k

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
The Subsea Soundscape (S3) Program Procurement
Status
complete
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
goods
How to submit
Bidders and Key Sub-Contractors must register on the Central Digital Platform (https://www.gov.uk/find-tender) and upload their organisational information. This must be done before the Tender Response Deadline.
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Type
closed
Method
withAndWithoutReopeningCompetition
Description
Bidders are required to complete the Commercial Response Document in accordance with the ITT
Maximum Participants
1
Is Open Framework Scheme
Yes
Open Framework Scheme End Date
1 Aug 2025, 23:59

Expected award period

Ends
7 Apr 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
31 Mar 2025, 12:00

Contract terms

Financial Terms
As described in the ITT

Enquiry period

Ends
24 Mar 2025, 12:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Value

Amount
303,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
363,600

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Technical Criteria, Commercial Criteria & Social Value Criteria
Type
quality
Description
CSP has allocated 50% of the overall available marks to the Technical evaluation. 40% of the overall available marks is allocated for the commercial evaluation and 10% for the social value evaluation.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
100
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
21 Apr 2025, 23:59
Starts
21 Apr 2025, 00:00

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
During the duration of the contract and for a period of six years afterwards the Supplier shall maintain in force the following insurance policies with reputable insurance companies: (a) public liability insurance for not less than £5 million per claim with no limit on the number of such claims; and (b) product liability insurance for not less than £1 million for claims arising from any single event and not less than £1 million in aggregate for all claims arising in a year; and (c) a comprehensive policy of insurance to cover the liability of the Supplier in respect of any act or omission for which it may become liable to indemnify the Customer for arising out of or in connection with these Conditions. On taking out and on renewing each policy, the Supplier shall promptly send a copy of the receipt for the premium to the Customer. On the Customer's written request, the Supplier shall provide the Customer with copies of the insurance policy certificates and details of the cover provided.
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
For the Technical Criteria, in the form of a proposal which meets each of the Requirements set out in paragraph 3 in the ITT

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
38000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Entry 2
Id
73000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research and development services and related consultancy services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
L-1
Description
The Subsea Soundscape Project (S3) Open Procedure ITT
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 2
Id
L-2
Description
The Subsea Soundscape (S3) Open Procurement ITT Schedule 1
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 3
Id
L-3
Description
The Subsea Soundscape Project Procurement Commercial Response Document
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 4
Id
L-4
Description
Supply of Goods Agreement
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 5
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 6
Id
007810-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
4 Mar 2025, 11:44
Entry 7
Id
013476-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK12
Description
Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderCancellationNotice
Published
7 Apr 2025, 16:26

Planning and budget

No Engagement Notice Rationale
Supply of good

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PYHH-5632-MHZH
Name
Celtic Sea Power Limited

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK30
Country
GB
Locality
Hayle
Postal Code
TR27 4DD
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Chi Gallos Hayle Marine Renewables Business Park

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicUndertaking
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public undertaking
Entry 2
Id
GB-WLS
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Description
Welsh devolved regulations apply

Identifier

Id
PYHH-5632-MHZH
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Brad Davies

Award information

Award 1
Id
149700
Status
cancelled
Status Details
This Termination Notice in regard to UK Notice 4: Publication reference: 2025/S 000-007529 Tender Notice for The Subsea Soundscape (S3) Programme Procurement and following an evaluation of tenders received , the contracting authority has decided not to award the contract, the contracting authority has made the decision not to award the public contract on Monday 7th April 20225 as none of the bidders meet the six technical requirements set out in the ITT and due to concerns re interoperability there is no alternative but to terminate the existing procurement.
Final Status Date
7 Apr 2025, 00:00

Related lots

1

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Hayle · UKK30 · TR27 4DD · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04e945-2025-04-07T16:26:36+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·