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The provision of Ocean Bottom Seismograph (OBS)

University of Plymouth · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 24 Sept 2026, 11:21.

Opportunity overview

The University of Plymouth requires the provision of Ocean Bottom Seismographs (OBS), associated equipment, and specialist operational and technical support services to support the ACE Project in Antarctica. The requirement includes the mobilisation, deployment, recovery and management of six OBS units for a long-term marine geophysical research programme, together with specialist expertise in experimental planning, design, implementation and data acquisition. Funding relevant to this notice benefits from European Research Council (ERC) grant funding under Project 101169829 - Antarctic Canyon Experiment (ACE)

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.

Ocean-Bottom Instrumentation Consortium

Match pending…
Published award value
£408.3k
Awarded
1 Sept 2026
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-PPON PGQN-9143-QPVD
Location
Durham, UKC14, DH1 3LE, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot LOT-0000Value 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
MW_UoP_Ocean_Seismo _187_026
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0000
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
University of Plymouth
Id
GB-PPON-PQHL-4825-PGGL

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PQHL-4825-PGGL

Address

Street Address
Drake Circus
Locality
Plymouth, Devon
Postal Code
PL4 8AA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK41

Contact

Name
Megan Worth
Telephone
+44 01752588167

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Ocean-Bottom Instrumentation Consortium
Id
GB-PPON-PGQN-9143-QPVD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PGQN-9143-QPVD

Address

Street Address
The Palatine Centre, Stockton Road,
Locality
Durham
Postal Code
DH1 3LE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKC14

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
The provision of Ocean Bottom Seismograph (OBS)
Status
pending
Date
1 Sept 2026, 01:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
LOT-0000
Related Lot
LOT-0000

Additional Classifications

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

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
489,955.2
Amount
408,296
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PGQN-9143-QPVD
Name
Ocean-Bottom Instrumentation Consortium

Standstill Period

Ends
15 Sept 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
17 Sept 2026, 01:00
Ends
30 Sept 2027, 23:59

Related lots

LOT-0000

Documents

Entry 1
Id
083836-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
4 Sept 2026, 11:34
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
17 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Plymouth, Devon · UKK41 · PL4 8AA · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 083834-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 083836-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·