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The provision of Ocean Bottom Seismograph (OBS)

University of Plymouth

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Key details

Contracting authority
University of Plymouth
Public authority - sub-central government
Region
Plymouth, Devon
Contract value
Not stated by buyer
Submissions closed
Not stated by buyer
Published
4 September 2026

Procurement

Contract period
17 September 2026 - 30 September 2027
1 year
Procedure type
Direct award
CPV classifications
  • 73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services
  • 38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

What happened

University of Plymouth awarded this contract to Ocean-Bottom Instrumentation Consortium worth £408,296 on 1 Sept 2026. The contract runs until 30 Sept 2027.

Description

The University of Plymouth requires the provision of Ocean Bottom Seismographs (OBS), associated equipment, and specialist operational and technical support services to support the ACE Project in Antarctica. The requirement includes the mobilisation, deployment, recovery and management of six OBS units for a long-term marine geophysical research programme, together with specialist expertise in experimental planning, design, implementation and data acquisition. Funding relevant to this notice benefits from European Research Council (ERC) grant funding under Project 101169829 - Antarctic Canyon Experiment (ACE)

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Ocean-Bottom Instrumentation Consortium
GB-PPON: PGQN-9143-QPVD
Award value
£408,296
Award date
1 September 2026

Contact

Address
Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA
Contact name
Megan Worth

Identifiers

Buyer reference
MW_UoP_Ocean_Seismo _187_026
Notice ID
083836-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f219

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External ID: fts-ocds-h6vhtk-06f219 • Added 4 September 2026