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    ContractsOcean Bottom Seismograph Equipment and Support Services
    Awarded contract

    Ocean Bottom Seismograph Equipment and Support Services

    Awarded
    £408.3k
    Published 4 Sept 2026

    Supply of six Ocean Bottom Seismographs with deployment services and technical support for Antarctic marine geophysical research.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· South WestPublished 4 Sept 2026· 1 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £408.3k
    Published 4 Sept 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £408,296
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Research & Innovation
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      South West

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • OI
      Ocean-Bottom Instrumentation Consortium
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 1 months ago.

    4 September 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    The University of Plymouth is seeking qualified suppliers to provide Ocean Bottom Seismograph (OBS) equipment and comprehensive support services for the ACE Project in Antarctica. The scope includes: provision of six OBS units with associated monitoring and recording equipment; full mobilisation, deployment, and recovery services in Antarctic waters; ongoing equipment management and maintenance; and specialist technical expertise for experimental planning, design, and implementation. Suppliers should demonstrate experience in marine geophysical research operations, deep-sea equipment deployment, extreme environment logistics, and data acquisition systems. This is a long-term research programme requiring reliable operational support and expert knowledge of OBS technology and Antarctic marine conditions.

    Track record

    1 award · 1 winner
    Thin record

    Only 1 prior award here — too little to read.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06f219

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