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marine survey campaign

Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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09 Oct 2026 at 14:49

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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09 Oct 2026 at 14:37

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

ORE Catapult commissioned a marine survey campaign in the Pembrokeshire Demonstration Zone in Wales. The work is marine research and survey services, intended to deliver a survey campaign in the designated demonstration zone. This is a single-service requirement for a suitably experienced marine survey contractor, rather than a purchase of goods or construction work. The buyer is ORE Catapult, a public undertaking involved in offshore renewable energy. The delivery area is Pembrokeshire, Wales.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Ocean Ecology Limited. ORE Catapult used a below-threshold direct award without competition. The award date was 8 October 2026. The awarded value is £80,000 excluding VAT (£96,000 including VAT). The contract period runs from 10 October to 31 December 2026. The requirement was handled as one lot. The published data does not set out an evaluation basis beyond the direct award route.

The award shows demand from ORE Catapult for specialist marine survey capability in the Pembrokeshire Demonstration Zone. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need demonstrable experience delivering marine survey campaigns in Welsh waters and the capability to provide marine research and survey services within a defined offshore demonstration area. The selected supplier was Ocean Ecology Limited, a large supplier, indicating that this award was made to an established provider. The recorded requirement is focused on marine survey work for this buyer; suppliers whose expertise is limited to unrelated environmental, engineering or general consultancy services would not match its stated scope.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

marine survey campaign

Notice Description

ORE Catapult is seeking a suitably experienced contractor to undertake a marine survey campaign within the Pembrokeshire Demonstration Zone (PDZ), Wales.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0784e3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095740-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

73112000 - Marine research services

79311000 - Survey services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£80,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
10 Oct 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G1 1RD
Postcode Area
Glasgow
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Ocean Ecology

Further Information

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