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    ContractsLong-Range Optical Fibre Sensing Prototype and Support Services
    Awarded contract

    Long-Range Optical Fibre Sensing Prototype and Support Services

    Awarded
    €52k
    Published 30 Jul 2026

    Provision of advanced optical fibre sensing prototype and technical consultancy services for subsea ocean monitoring research in the Shetland Islands.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· South EastPublished 30 Jul 2026· 1 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    €52k
    Published 30 Jul 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      €52,010
      Euros
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Research & Innovation
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      South East

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • FO
      FOSINA
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 1 months ago.

    30 July 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    The National Oceanography Centre seeks a contractor to provide a long-range optical fibre sensing prototype with full consultancy and technical support services. The contract encompasses specialist technical assistance, mobilisation activities, consumables, freight, and deployment services for in-cable measurements within a fibre optic cable located in the Shetland Islands. The prototype will collect scientific data from subsea fibre optic infrastructure and validate measurements from Ocean Bottom Seismometer (OBS) deployments, supporting marine research into fibre optic sensing technology for ocean observation and monitoring. Work must be completed within a defined project timeframe aligned to planned research activities. Suppliers should have expertise in optical fibre sensing systems, subsea deployment operations, and scientific data collection methodologies.

    Track record

    6 awards · 6 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In research innovation, NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE has awarded 6 contracts to 6 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. QUADRACHEM LABORATORIES LIMITED1× · 17%
    2. SEAL ANALYTICAL LIMITED1× · 17%
    3. SADERET LIMITED1× · 17%
    4. Thermo Electron Manufacturing Ltd t/a Thermo Fisher Scientific1× · 17%
    5. Sonardyne International Ltd1× · 17%
    6. FOSINA1× · 17%

    Across research innovation, the most active winners are WOLF LABORATORIES LIMITED, MV CORPORATION EOOD, Altium International s.r.o. — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06d81c
    NO
    Buyer
    NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE
    Sector
    Research & Innovation