--- title: "UKRI-3201 New England Shelf Hydrogeology" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-2e4b7b0d-8546-4d07-a797-dae2d9850043" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2e4b7b0d-8546-4d07-a797-dae2d9850043" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2e4b7b0d-8546-4d07-a797-dae2d9850043.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2e4b7b0d-8546-4d07-a797-dae2d9850043.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION" published: "2023-08-11" --- # UKRI-3201 New England Shelf Hydrogeology Buyer: UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2e4b7b0d-8546-4d07-a797-dae2d9850043 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2e4b7b0d-8546-4d07-a797-dae2d9850043) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2e4b7b0d-8546-4d07-a797-dae2d9850043.json) ## Summary The UK Research & Innovation is inviting tenders for the procurement of offshore drilling services for a scientific project in New England Shelf Hydrogeology. The project, conducted by the British Geological Survey on behalf of the European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling, aims to enhance understanding of fluid composition in continental shelf environments. The contract period is estimated to be between June and August 2024, with a tender period ending on November 29, 2023, and a contract value of £17,000,000. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses in the offshore drilling services sector to engage in a unique scientific project that explores groundwater flow and chemical fluxes in continental shelf systems. Companies with expertise in marine coring and vessel operation services are well-suited to compete for this contract. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate, given the suitability preferences outlined by the buyer, UK Research & Innovation. ## Notice Text to be corrected in the original notice: Place of text to be modified: VI.3) Instead of: To view this notice, please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=792967764" target="_blank"https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=792967764 GO Reference: GO-2023726-PRO-23497675 Read: For more information about this opportunity, please visit the UK Research and Innovation portal at: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-Swindon:-Offshore-drilling-services./A43ZX5Q7W2 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/A43ZX5Q7W2 Other additional information: For more information about this opportunity, please visit the UK Research and Innovation portal at: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-Swindon:-Offshore-drilling-services./A43ZX5Q7W2 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/A43ZX5Q7W2 The British Geological Survey (BGS), acting on behalf of the European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling (ECORD), requires a marine coring capability and suitable vessel to operate offshore New England, USA, for a scientific drilling, coring and groundwater sampling campaign for a period of between 75 - 90 days (estimated) between June and August 2024. This scientific coring project seeks to extend our understanding of the current and past states of fluid composition, pressure, and temperature in continental shelf environments. In many coastal settings worldwide, the distribution of freshwater within continental shelf sediments is far out of equilibrium with modern sea level. One of the most remarkable examples is found on the Atlantic continental shelf off New England where groundwater within shallow Pliocene-Pleistocene sand aquifers over 100 km offshore has low salinity (3000 mg/l or less). This project will test several hypotheses to help constrain rates, directions, and mechanisms of groundwater flow and chemical fluxes in continental shelf systems. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7d6a4be0-0b03-47fb-89e1-c3901b2f6927 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 Aug 2023 | | Submission deadline | 29 Nov 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 May 2024 - 31 Aug 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £17,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION | | Locality | SWINDON | | Post town | Swindon | | Postcode | SN2 1FL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | | ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon | | Local authority | Swindon | | Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney | | Westminster constituency | Swindon North | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 76 - Services related to the oil and gas industry ### Codes - 76320000 - Offshore drilling services ## Release History - 11 Aug 2023 at 08:55 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7d6a4be0-0b03-47fb-89e1-c3901b2f6927 - 26 Jul 2023 at 11:00 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7d6a4be0-0b03-47fb-89e1-c3901b2f6927 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7d6a4be0-0b03-47fb-89e1-c3901b2f6927 11th August 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?noticeId=792967764 Please follow this link to view the notice. - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Swindon:-Offshore-drilling-services./A43ZX5Q7W2 Please follow this link to view the notice. ## Notice URLs - https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=792967764 - https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/A43ZX5Q7W2 - https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-Swindon:-Offshore-drilling-services./A43ZX5Q7W2 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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