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title: "UKRI-2369 Hawaii Offshore Drilling Project"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0383de"
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# UKRI-2369 Hawaii Offshore Drilling Project

Buyer: UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0383de

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## Summary

The UK Research & Innovation is seeking suppliers for the UKRI-2369 Hawaii Offshore Drilling Project in the services category. This project involves a marine remote seafloor drilling capability and suitable vessel for a scientific drilling and coring campaign off Hawaii between August and October 2023. The procurement stage is tender, with a contract value of 14,493,709 USD signed on 2023-06-06. The buying organisation, UKRI, is based in Swindon, UK, and the procurement method is an open procedure.

This tender presents growth opportunities for businesses, especially those providing offshore drilling services. Small or medium enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate. The award for the project has been granted to Benthic USA LLC. Suitable businesses would have experience in offshore drilling services and the technical capabilities to fulfil the marine remote seafloor drilling requirements outlined in the tender. The tender deadline for submissions was 2022-12-12 at 14:00 UTC, with the bid opening scheduled for the same date and time.

## Notice

The British Geological Survey, acting on behalf of the European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling, requires a marine remote seafloor drilling capability and suitable vessel to operate offshore Hawaii for a scientific drilling and coring campaign for a period of up to 2 months between August and October 2023.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The contractor must be able to supply the full operational spread including a remote seafloor drill rig, the vessel, and all the personnel required to operate the spread, The seafloor drill rig must be capable of rotary rock coring to at least 110m below seafloor in water depths of 100m to 1300m.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016694-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Jun 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Dec 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Jun 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £14,500,000 |
| Lots value | £14,500,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £14,493,709 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BENTHIC USA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 43 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment
- 45 - Construction work
- 76 - Services related to the oil and gas industry

### Codes

- 34514000 - Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms
- 43124900 - Rock-drilling equipment
- 45262422 - Subsea drilling work
- 76320000 - Offshore drilling services
- 76340000 - Core drilling

## Release History

- 13 Jun 2023 at 11:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016694-2023
- 12 Dec 2022 at 10:05 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035024-2022
- 11 Nov 2022 at 16:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032094-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.ukri.org
- https://acteon.com/geo-services/benthic
- https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=785608064
- https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/92WYEEZ5V7
- https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Swindon:-Offshore-drilling-services./92WYEEZ5V7
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Swindon:-Offshore-drilling-services./92WYEEZ5V7
- https://www.ukri.org/about-us/procurement-contract-transparency-data

## Provenance

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