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title: "Very Shallow Water (VSW) Survey Capability Acquisition"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-040d43"
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# Very Shallow Water (VSW) Survey Capability Acquisition

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-040d43

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence in Bristol, United Kingdom, has initiated a tender process for the acquisition of Very Shallow Water survey systems for Rapid Environmental Assessment. The title of the tender is "Very Shallow Water (VSW) Survey Capability Acquisition" under the goods category of Hydrographic instruments. The procurement method is selective, with a tender period ending on 19th November 2023.

This opportunity can benefit businesses involved in hydrographic instruments as it requires the procurement of 11 Very Shallow Water survey systems. The Ministry of Defence seeks mobile, fully-integrated systems with Single Beam Echo Sounder (SBES) and Side Scan Sonar (SSS) capabilities. Businesses providing such innovative solutions for environmental assessment and surveying are well-suited to compete in this procurement process.

## Notice

Procurement of 11 (eleven) Very Shallow Water survey systems for the purpose of Rapid Environmental Assessment (REA). Mobile, fully-integrated end-to-end systems that are easy to use, transport and redeploy from a variety of platforms worldwide. Each system will include an accurately positioned Single Beam Echo Sounder (SBES) and Side Scan Sonar (SSS), and the ability to view, manipulate and export collected data.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Very Shallow Water (VSW) Survey Capability Acquisition

Options: 1 year option to extend

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030848-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Oct 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Nov 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | N/A |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | TLK12 Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

### Codes

- 38292000 - Hydrographic instruments

## Release History

- 19 Oct 2023 at 08:55 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030848-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://contracts.mod.uk/web/login.html
- https://findatenderservice.co.uk/

## Provenance

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