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ClosedStage · contract

University of Plymouth

Subsurface Communications and Navigation Network

TransportCPV 63000000 63700000 63720000
Value£750k
Deadline20 Jan 2023
Published5 Jun 2023
RegionUK-wide
Timeline
Published 5 Jun 2023ClosedCloses 20 Jan 2023
Contract value in context
£750ktotal contract value
median £246k
this tender£0£11.8m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Supporting Transport & Travel Services band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 2,020 valued Supporting Transport & Travel Services tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

Located in the city of Plymouth and the waters in and around Plymouth Sound, the Smart Sound Connect Subsurface (SSCS) project will build on existing Smart Sound Plymouth infrastructure that underpins the National Centre for Coastal Autonomy, to further enhance the UK's position as a leader in the development and application of marine and maritime technologies, knowledge and skills.

This procurement seeks to award a contract to partner with the University of Plymouth to install, operate and manage an underwater acoustic communications and navigation network that will link to existing surface assets to create the first truly multi-domain connected offshore environment in the UK.

Successful fulfilment of this contract will create a unique proving ground for businesses and researchers to test, trial, prototype and commercialise new products and services; accelerating the adoption and deployment of advanced marine and maritime technologies across multiple sectors including: offshore energy, aquaculture, defence, and advanced engineering.

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OCID
2105a73b-5c2a-4c84-90ef-1da575f27257
Stage
contract · Contract
Source
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Buyer ref
20230605155148-97185
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