RFP QuestBeta
ClosedStage · contract

University Of Southampton

Provision of an Autonomous Underwater System

Security & DefenceCPV 35000000 35500000 35510000 35512000
Value£46k
Deadline10 Nov 2016
Published12 Jan 2017
RegionEast of England
Timeline
Published 12 Jan 2017ClosedCloses 10 Nov 2016
Contract value in context
£46ktotal contract value
median £210k
this tender£0£17.6m

This sits below the typical range for Security, Defence & Safety Equipment contracts — a smaller, more accessible award. Based on 4,182 valued Security, Defence & Safety Equipment tenders in our corpus.

Match for your company
Sign up free to see how well this tender matches your company — the score, the signals that align, and where the gaps are.
The brief

**AWARD OF CONTRACT**for the provision of unmanned system for oceanographic research and similar applications, consisting of an unmanned air system - the University's SPOTTER maritime surveillance aircraft - and an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle. **PLEASE NOTE** This requirement has already been fulfilled therefore this notice is published for transparency purposes only.

Buyer intelligence

Make the case to bid

Reveal who to approach at University Of Southampton, and generate a go-to-market strategy from their news, accounts and people.

Source & provenance
OCID
af5343c4-dd25-4c33-9d5d-1259a302f157
Stage
contract · Contract
Source
Contracts Finder
Buyer ref
16/ESM/79a
View the original notice on Contracts Finder

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source data © Crown copyright.

Market context

Who wins this kind of work

The suppliers and buyers around this opportunity — drawn from official award data. Drag to orbit; click a node to explore.

Top suppliers & buyers in Security, Defence & Safety Equipment

Assembling the market network…

University Of Southampton’s tender network

Assembling the network…

Also open now

Similar open tenders

Contract for the provision of lone worker devices and associated services

RYKNELD HOMES LIMITED

Closes 29 Jul 2026Security & Defence
£100kValue

SH2025-029 Fire Safety Systems servicing, maintenance, remedials and installations.

Southern Housing

Closes 3 Aug 2026Construction
£59.0mValue