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title: "DY200 The Canyons MCZ Drop Camera Hire"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05a9b7"
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# DY200 The Canyons MCZ Drop Camera Hire

Buyer: JNCC SUPPORT CO  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a9b7

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## Summary

The procurement process for the "DY200 The Canyons MCZ Drop Camera Hire" involved JNCC SUPPORT CO as the buying organisation, located in Peterborough, United Kingdom. This tender falls under the public authority - central government category and pertains to marine survey services with an environmental focus. Managed under the direct procurement method without competition due to its below-threshold nature, the contract supports the DY200 survey—a project jointly operated with the National Oceanography Centre to capture seabed imagery in the Canyons MCZ. The contract was signed on 18th September 2025, with active operations spanning from 22nd September to 20th October 2025, and aims to aid future ecological assessments in the region.

This tender presents notable opportunities for growth in businesses specialising in marine survey services and environmental monitoring technologies. The project's requirements focus on providing a high-definition drop camera system for deep-sea exploration and the expertise to operate it efficiently. Companies involved in providing cutting-edge imaging technology for scientific and environmental purposes stand to benefit from this contract. The collaboration with a large-scale entity like the National Oceanography Centre further endorses the potential for establishing long-term relationships and credibility within the field, making it ideal for businesses seeking to expand their services in marine and environmental data collection.

## Notice

Project Aims JNCC wishes to commission to hire a deep sea drop-down underwater HD camera and a scientist\scientists for the NERC funded DY200 survey. 3. Project Summary JNCC has been invited to collect imagery and video data on an upcoming survey to the Canyons MCZ led by the National Oceanographic Centre (NOC), aboard the RRS Discovery as part of the DY200 expedition. The Canyons MCZ is in the far south-west corner of the UK continental shelf and is unique within the context of England's largely shallow seas due to its depth, sea-bed topography and the coral features it contains. The aim of this project is to collect seabed imagery data to contribute future assessments of feature condition in the Canyons MCZ. The results will be used to develop recommendations for future monitoring, including the operational testing of specific metrics which may indicate whether the condition of the feature has been maintained, is improving or is in decline. Figure 1 Location of The Canyons with existing multibeam data from previous surveys to The Canyons MCZ from the MESH 2007, JC125 (2015) and JC237 (2022) surveys, and EMODnet bathymetry. 4. Project Objectives 1. Hire and insure a deep-water HD Drop Camera System for the DY200 survey on the RSS Discovery including transport of the drop camera to and from the RSS Discovery. 2. Provide appropriate lights and lasers for the camera system 3. Provide a scientist or scientists to operate the camera system and address any technical issues on board the vessel as required. 4. Provide a MEDIN compliant metadata proforma for the drop camera imagery tows. 5. Provide a GIS shapefile of drop camera stations visited on the survey 6. Provide processed video and still imagery data collected on the survey (format tbc). 5. Outputs JNCC require the analysis results in the MEDIN compliant MS Excel proforma spreadsheet which will be provided. Locations of video tows should be provided as ArcGIS & QGIS compatible polyline shapefiles. Output/deliverable Format Deep Sea HD drop camera The camera will be available for use during the DY200 survey (23rd September - 12th October 2025). Drop camera video and still imagery metadata MEDIN compliant MS Excel metadata proforma spreadsheet of drop camera tows collected on the vessel Locations of drop camera video tows Shapefiles Processed Video and still imagery data collected during the survey. Format to be agreed at the start up meeting Although not a direct output of this contract, NOC will provide JNCC with a copy of the DY200 cruise report which will provide a summary of the DY200 survey operations.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062942-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Sep 2025 |
| Contract period | 21 Sep 2025 - 20 Oct 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £70,438 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | JNCC SUPPORT CO |
| Locality | PETERBOROUGH |
| Post town | Peterborough |
| Postcode | PE2 8YY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH41 Peterborough |
| Local authority | Peterborough |
| Electoral ward | Fletton and Stanground |
| Westminster constituency | North West Cambridgeshire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 38651000 - Cameras
- 38652000 - Cinematographic projectors
- 38653000 - Apparatus for photographic laboratories
- 71354500 - Marine survey services
- 90711500 - Environmental monitoring other than for construction

## Release History

- 7 Oct 2025 at 14:21 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062942-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062942-2025
  7th October 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://noc.ac.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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