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title: "Hire and Design of 2x Deepwater Moorings capable of measuring turbidity currents"
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# Hire and Design of 2x Deepwater Moorings capable of measuring turbidity currents

Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6e283bc4-4cb1-4e47-a325-6ce742c2f7c8

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## Summary

The procurement process involves UK Shared Business Services Limited, which has initiated a tender titled "Hire and Design of 2x Deepwater Moorings capable of measuring turbidity currents." This procurement falls under the category of goods, specifically classified as unmanned underwater vehicles, and is located in Swindon, England. The procurement method is a single tender action, which indicates that the tender was awarded directly without a competitive bidding process. The deadline for submissions was on 25th March 2018, and the contract period extends from 26th March 2018 to 26th March 2019, with an awarded contract value of £40,481.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in environmental monitoring or marine equipment supply, particularly those with experience in deploying underwater measurement systems. Companies that design, manufacture, or provide services related to underwater vehicles and mooring systems would find this tender especially relevant. The specific requirements for equipment capable of withstanding high currents and precise measurement capabilities may also benefit suppliers who can demonstrate familiarity with the operational conditions outlined by the Canadian Geological Survey vessel involved in this project.

## Notice

We require the design and provision of 2 x deep-water moorings that are capable of making detailed measurements at 600 kHz of turbidity currents. This includes ADCP, housing within syntactic buoy, provision of battery packs, deep-water acoustic release links, hydro dynamically efficient mooring wire and assembly of the entire mooring. These must be capable of withstanding significant impacts by fast-moving flows (up to 10 m/s), maintaining stability (taught wire and level buoy), imaging their internal velocity and concentration structure at high temporal and depth-resolution, and to be retrieved at the end of the field deployment. The supplier must be familiar with the monitoring of turbidity currents, design of moorings to withstand such conditions, the operations of the Canadian Geological Survey vessel that we are using (RV Vector) and be able to provide this equipment at short notice to the mobilisation port of Sidney in Victoria.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/87d3c931-b5cd-4916-8fcc-9924eaa7710b |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Apr 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Mar 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Mar 2018 |
| Contract period | 25 Mar 2018 - 26 Mar 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £40,481 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 1FF |
| 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ASL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

### Codes

- 35512400 - Unmanned underwater vehicles

## Release History

- 30 Apr 2018 at 09:04 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/87d3c931-b5cd-4916-8fcc-9924eaa7710b

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/87d3c931-b5cd-4916-8fcc-9924eaa7710b
  30th April 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.uksbs.co.uk/pages/default.aspx

## Provenance

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