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Autonomous Underwater Research Vehicles
Published 14 Oct 2025
14 Oct 2025
- Primary CPV
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34513550 *
Survey vessels
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
- Value
- £605,095
- Contract
-
1.3 years Duration
06/10/2025 31/12/2026
- Contract Types
-
34 *Transport equipmentFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Procurement Services, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ, United Kingdom · UKL22
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
Cardiff University
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
34513550 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-059bf1
This project proposes to enhance UK capabilities for polar sea-bed survey, specifically filling an important gap in assets currently occupied by costly infrastructure and resource-heavy robotic systems.
Full CPV breakdown
- 34513550 — Survey vessels (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Direct award (no competition)
- Contract type
- Goods
- Winning supplier
- SME
- Procurement method
- Direct award
- Main category
- Goods
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 14 Oct 2025 10:15
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-059bf1
- Notice ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-059bf1
Organisations on this notice
Planet Ocean Limited
Supplier SME
Unit 16, Camberley Business Centre, Bracebridge, Camberley, GU15 3DP, United Kingdom
GB-PPON PBMT-3252-TZBN
Full notice record
58 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | Cardiff University |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Procurement Services |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Cardiff |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | CF24 4HQ |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKL22 |
| Party 1 › Contact › Email | rower4@cardiff.ac.uk |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Link | http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/business/why-work-with-us/for-suppliers |
| Party 1 › Classification › Classification 1 › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
| Party 1 › Classification › Classification 2 › Description | Welsh devolved regulations apply |
| Party 2 › Name | Planet Ocean Limited |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | Unit 16, Camberley Business Centre |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Bracebridge, Camberley |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | GU15 3DP |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKJ25 |
| Party 2 › Contact › Email | sales@ecosub.uk |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Business size | sme |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
| Party 2 › Public service mission organisation | No |
| Party 2 › Sheltered workshop | No |
Buyer
| Name | Cardiff University |
Tender
| Title | Autonomous Underwater Research Vehicles |
| Description | This project proposes to enhance UK capabilities for polar sea-bed survey, specifically filling an important gap in assets currently occupied by costly infrastructure and resource-heavy robotic systems. |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | direct |
| Procedure | Direct award |
| Reason for this procedure | Against the criteria set out in Market Conditions, only one supplier is able to offer something that meet all requirements, technologically and financially. In addition to this, there are numerous developments and prototyping which must take place to make the existing units fit for the research purpose, in the number required, and within the budget given by UKRI-NERC. These prototypes must at minimum be Antarctic sea-floor environment accessible, and form part of a low-cost, low-logistics deep water AUV swarm. |
| Lot › Status | complete |
| Document › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Description | Not published |
Awards
| Status | active |
| Category | goods |
| Supplier › Name | Planet Ocean Limited |
| Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Survey vessels |
| Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Surveying instruments |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKL22 |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
Contracts
| Title | Autonomous Underwater Research Vehicle |
| Status | active |
| Contract period › Start | 6 Oct 2025 |
| Contract period › End | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £725,622 |
| Value › Value | £605,095 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Signed | 3 Oct 2025 |
| Agreed Metrics › Title | Timely Delivery |
| Agreed Metrics › Observations › Contract period › Duration In Months | 6 |
| Document › Document type | Contract notice |
| Document › Description | Contract details notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065038-2025 |
| Document › Published | 14 Oct 2025 |