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Autonomous Underwater Research Vehicles

Cardiff University · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 09:19.

Opportunity overview

This project proposes to enhance UK capabilities for polar sea-bed survey, specifically filling an important gap in assets currently occupied by costly infrastructure and resource-heavy robotic systems.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Planet Ocean Limited

Matched by exact name
Published award value
£605.1k
Awarded
15 Sept 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PBMT-3252-TZBN
Location
Bracebridge, Camberley, UKJ25, GU15 3DP, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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
ocds-h6vhtk-059bf1
Status
complete
Published risks
Failure to deliver Failure of components Adjusting designs Further R&D Any Other
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Against the criteria set out in Market Conditions, only one supplier is able to offer something that meet all requirements, technologically and financially. In addition to this, there are numerous developments and prototyping which must take place to make the existing units fit for the research purpose, in the number required, and within the budget given by UKRI-NERC. These prototypes must at minimum be Antarctic sea-floor environment accessible, and form part of a low-cost, low-logistics deep water AUV swarm.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
prototypesDevelopment

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PHVT-4343-HWYR
Name
Cardiff University

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKL22
Country
GB
Locality
Cardiff
Postal Code
CF24 4HQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Procurement Services

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Entry 2
Id
GB-WLS
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Description
Welsh devolved regulations apply

Identifier

Id
PHVT-4343-HWYR
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PBMT-3252-TZBN
Name
Planet Ocean Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ25
Country
GB
Locality
Bracebridge, Camberley
Postal Code
GU15 3DP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Unit 16, Camberley Business Centre

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
PBMT-3252-TZBN
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
16 Sept 2025, 00:00
Title
Autonomous Underwater Research Vehicles
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL22
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKL22
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKL22
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
34513550
Scheme
CPV
Description
Survey vessels
Entry 2
Id
38296000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Surveying instruments

Value

Amount
605,094
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
725,622

Documents

Entry 1
Id
057188-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
17 Sept 2025, 09:58
Entry 2
Id
057849-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
18 Sept 2025, 16:18

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PBMT-3252-TZBN
Name
Planet Ocean Limited

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
1 Oct 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
2 Oct 2025, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends
29 Sept 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Autonomous Underwater Research Vehicle
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
3 Oct 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
Yes

Value

Amount
605,095
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
725,622

Period

Ends
31 Dec 2026, 23:59
Starts
6 Oct 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
065038-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
14 Oct 2025, 10:15

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Timely Delivery

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
6

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Cardiff · UKL22 · CF24 4HQ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-059bf1-2025-10-14T10:15:51+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·