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AwardedAwarded 1 September 2026

The provision of Ocean Bottom Seismograph (OBS)

University of Plymouth · Education

In brief

University of Plymouth awarded research and laboratory equipment work to Ocean-Bottom Instrumentation Consortium on 1 September 2026.

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What the notice says

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)

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Ocean-Bottom Instrumentation Consortium (SME)£408,296
Awarded 1 September 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Transparency notice · UK5, notice 083834-2026
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 083836-2026

About the buyer

University of PlymouthLast 12 months

Procurements

41

Awards

14

Suppliers it has used most for research

  • Ocean-Bottom Instrumentation Consortium1 contract
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From notice 083834-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 4 September 2026, last updated 4 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.