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marine survey campaign

ORE Catapult · Nationwide (UK)

ORE Catapult is seeking a suitably experienced contractor to undertake a marine survey campaign within the Pembrokeshire Demonstration Zone (PDZ), Wales.

Awarded to Ocean Ecology

Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme

Scottish Government · Scotland

The aim of the project is to provide a coordinated approach to the surveillance of cetacean, seal, sharks and marine turtle strandings, and to investigate causes of death of stranded animals in Scotland. Where required, efforts should be ma…

Awarded to The University Court of the University of Glasgow

• Veterinary services
• Marine research services

ID 6202678 - AFBI – The Supply and Delivery of a Multibeam Echosounder 70923

Agri-Food and Biosciences InstitutePublic Procurement Organisation · Central government · delivery region not published

The Buyer requires the Supply and Delivery of a Multibeam Echosounder 70923 including provision of a Warranty and Training of staff in the use of the instrument.

Awarded to Kongsberg Discovery AS

• Echo, ultrasound and doppler imaging equipment
• Hydrographic instruments
• Hydrographic surveying services
• +5

Construction Professional Services Lot 1

The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Government Commercial Agency · Central government · Nationwide (UK), East Midlands, East of England, Greater London

Commercial Support

Awarded to AECOM LIMITED, ARCADIS CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED, Atkins Limited +10 more · 19 awards

• Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
• Advisory and consultative engineering services
• Advisory architectural services
• +111

The Wash and North Norfolk Coast SAC intertidal rock monitoring

NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal) · Central government · East Midlands

NE intend on commissioning a survey to monitor the intertidal rock sub feature of the WNNC SAC against 5 of its attributes. This survey is intended to collect evidence on the intertidal rock sub-feature in order to fill current evidence gap…

Awarded to Seastar Survey

• Marine research services

Assessing the likely impact of sand wave clearance on near bed sediment transport through numerical modelling

Natural Resources Wales · Wales (Cymru)

Contribution to the evidence needed to proportionally assess applications for cable routing where sand wave clearance through active sand wave fields is proposed. There is a current lack of information and understanding on how the removal o…

Awarded to Cooper Marine Advisors Ltd

Spatial Telecoms Route Design

The Crown Estate · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

The Crown Estate tendered for suitably qualified and experienced tenderers to provide Spatial Telecoms Route Design for both Subsea and Coastal Environments preparatory work for Marine Delivery Routemap, the Services to deliver spatial anal…

Awarded to NIRAS Group (UK) Ltd

• Marine research services
• Design and execution of research and development
• Research and development consultancy services

Review of Sediment Contamination in the Teesmouth Estuary and Ecological Impacts to SPA Supporting Habitats

NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal) · Central government · North East England

This project will undertake a comprehensive literature review of historical pollution in the Tees Estuary, drawing on academic journals, governmental reports and on-line records and datasets, grey literature, historical archives and expert …

Awarded to Water Research Centre Limited

• Marine survey services
• Marine research services

TMAR3128 - Seafarers Projections Review

Department for Transport · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

The project will update the 2017 Seafarer Projections report , published by DfT, to assess the UK supply and demand for trained seafarers, at all levels, to fulfil roles at sea and onshore over the next decade. This evidence is needed to un…

Awarded to Centre for Economics and Business Research

• Marine research services

ID 6221637 - AFBI - Supply, Delivery, Software Support and Warranty of Integrated Freshwater Data Buoys and Monitoring Hardware

Agri-Food and Biosciences InstitutePublic Procurement Organisation · Central government · Northern Ireland

AFBI requires the supply and delivery of 5 data buoys with associated sensor packages, and 7 stand-alone Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen Loggers. Both the integrated data buoys and the temperature DO loggers will require appropriate softwa…

Awarded to RS Aqua Ltd, TechWorks Marine Limited · 2 awards

• Marine equipment
• Buoy maintenance services
• Buoy marking services
• +19

Survey of Wreck Orp Kujawiak

Defence Equipment and Support · Central government · delivery region not published

Development of a 3D digital model of the wreck ORP KUJAWIAK and the preparation of an analytical report assessing its environmental and safety impact

Awarded to Cwaves Limited

Stronger Shores Toolkit

South Tyneside Council · Local authority · North East England

Stronger Shores Toolkit for South Tyneside Council

Awarded to FELLSHORE LTD

• Data collection and collation services
• Data analysis services
• Industry specific software development services
• +2

Ecological sampling at Scottish Offshore Wind Farms

Scottish Government · Scotland

The Marine Directorate (MD) has a requirement for an external provider to undertake marine sampling for a selection of target species across a range of functional groups (e.g. fish, benthic and plankton) at four offshore wind farm sites and…

Awarded to Ocean Ecology

• Marine research services
• Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
• Environmental services
• +1

Marine Consultancy Framework

NATIONAL GRID UK LIMITED · Nationwide (UK)

National Grid is an international Electricity and Gas Network Company based in the UK with operations in north-eastern US, and one of the largest investor-owned energy companies in the world. National Grid are looking to set up a multi-year…

Awarded to 6 Alpha Associates ltd, ABP MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LIMITED, AKER SOLUTIONS LIMITED +13 more · 16 awards

• Marine research services

SU160(25) Contract Details Notice for the supply of Fisheries Monitoring Equipment including Acoustic Tags and Receivers for Fish Tracking Programme

Swansea University · Education · Wales (Cymru)

Contract Details Notice of SU160(25) Contract with RS Aqua Ltd for the supply of Fisheries Monitoring Equipment including Acoustic Tags and Receivers for Fish Tracking Programme signed 30th October 2025

Awarded to RS Aqua Ltd

• Acoustic devices
• Aquatic products
• Marine research services
• +6

Trialling Benthic eDNA Sampling Methods for Monitoring Marine Biodiversity

JNCC SUPPORT CO · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

3. Project Background The RV Tom Crean will depart from Cork for the TC25035 survey on 9 September 2025 and return on 25 September 2025. Seventeen days of sampling will be carried out as part of the survey, focusing on data collection to su…

Awarded to Applied Genomics

CEFAS25-83 Contract for Underwater Forest Study & Citizen Initiative

Cefas · Central government · delivery region not published

The Coastal Health programme would like to build upon the previous community science work carried out by NHM in the pilot phase of the programme through the following activities. Underwater Forests community science study: • Maintain the ex…

Awarded to National History Museum Trading Company Ltd

Beachy Head East MCZ Intertidal Survey - Phase I and targeted Phase II

NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal) · Central government · South East England

Natural England are seeking to commission Phase I and Targeted Phase II monitoring surveys for Beachy Head East MCZ Intertidal Features.

Awarded to CARCINUS LTD

• Marine research services

The Canyons MCZ DY200 drop camera & AUV data analysis

JNCC SUPPORT CO · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

NOC and JNCC will conduct a survey aboard the RSS Discovery (DY200) to gather evidence to monitor The Canyons MCZ and inform assessment of condition of the designated features of the site. The Canyons MCZ is in the far south-west corner of …

Awarded to National Oceanography Centre Innovations Limited

The Canyons MCZ DY200 drop camera & AUV data analysis

JNCC SUPPORT CO · Central government · delivery region not published

JNCC requires the analysis of seabed imagery (stills and video) collected on the DY200 survey from the drop-down camera and Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV). As the survey has not been completed yet, estimates of still image numbers and …

Intended award to National Oceanography Centre Innovations Limited

Benfleet and Southend Marshes SPA Ornithological Surveys and Intertidal Survey, and Biotope Mapping

NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal) · Central government · East of England

Over-wintering bird surveys, biotope sampling and mapping project in the Benfleet and Southend Marshes SPA. To be carried out between November 2025 and March 2026.

Awarded to KENT WILDLIFE TRUST

• Marine research services

RoCSI-AutoNaut MARCO - BOLO Project Collaboration

National Oceanography Centre · North East England, North West England, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England

The NOC in collaboration with the Plymouth Marine Laboratory is working to facilitate the integration of two our technologies (NOC's RoCSI and NOC's UVP-6) with a mobile platform and operate in a coastal region in Europe or the UK. The PML …

Awarded to Plymouth Marine Laboratory

Short-snouted seahorse Species Recovery Project in Seaford to Eastbourne: Build and deployment of Hotels

NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal) · Central government · South East England

Natural England is seeking to commission the build and deployment of artificial seahorse habitats ('seahorse hotels') from April - May, and then produce a report detailing methods.

Awarded to Axion Solutions Ltd

• Marine research services

Marine Licencing and Specialists Advice Framework 2025

Natural Resources Wales · Wales (Cymru)

In order to discharge our duties under Marine and Coastal Access Act (2009) and Marine Works EIA Regulations (2007) as amended, Natural Resources Wales Marine Licensing Team (NRW MLT) seek specialist technical advice from appropriate expert…

Awarded to ABP MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LIMITED, HaskoningDHV UK Limited, Ocean Ecology +1 more · 3 awards

• Marine services
• Administrative educational services
• Aquaculture services
• +9

Characterising Electromagnetic Fields and Impacts

Scottish Government · Scotland

A Targeted Approach To Characterising EMF From Subsea Cables and Understanding Potential Impacts on Fish and Benthic Species

Awarded to Xodus Group Ltd

• Environmental issues consultancy services
• Marine research services
• Research and development services and related consultancy services
• +1

Short-snouted seahorse Species Recovery Project in Seaford to Eastbourne: Post-Deployment Monitoring

NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal) · Central government · South East England

Natural England is seeking to commission post-deployment monitoring surveys of artificial seahorse habitats ('seahorse hotels' at 5 sites along the Sussex coastline to assess the effectiveness of the habitats to act as refuge for seahorses.…

Awarded to CARCINUS LTD

• Marine research services

Marine Monitoring Vessels Service

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY · Nationwide (UK)

marine vessel services for the Environment Agency (EA) commissioned estuarine and coastal monitoring programme, delivered by the Monitoring Survey Estuarine and Coastal (MSEC) team, part of National Monitoring Survey.

Awarded to Briggs Marine Contractors Limited

• Marine patrol vessels
• Marine research services
• Marine survey services
• +1

Specialist Science and Contingency Services

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS · Nationwide (UK)

The SSCS contracts give government customers access to specialist diagnostic, testing, advice and research services to support compliant statutory obligations relating to biosecurity, agriculture, food standards/ safety and environmental pr…

Awarded to Fera Science Ltd

• Research and development services and related consultancy services
• Endangered species protection services
• Environmental monitoring other than for construction
• +14

ID 5332920 - DfI - Specialist Marine Consultant 2024-29

Department for Infrastructure · Central government · Northern Ireland

The Client requires a Contractor for specialist marine engineering and naval architecture expertise to ensure that issues can be assessed and appropriately dealt with in a timely manner thus reducing the risk of delays or disruption in ferr…

Awarded to VECTIS MARINE DESIGN LIMITED

• Marine services
• Environmental issues consultancy services
• Marine conservation strategy planning
• +5

Specialist Science and Contingency Services

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS · Nationwide (UK)

This notice is for information only and is not a call for competition. Defra would like to notify their intention to directly award a service contract for Specialist Science and Contingency Services having identified no alternative provider…

Awarded to Fera Science Ltd

• Research and development services and related consultancy services
• Education and training services
• Endangered species protection services
• +17

Archaeological Services in relation to Marine Protection 2025-2027

Archaeological Services in relation to Marine Protection 2025-2027 (NP225) · Nationwide (UK)

The UK is a signatory to the European Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage (revised) 1992. The aim of the Convention is to protect the archaeological heritage as a source of the European collective memory and as an in…

Awarded to MSDS Marine Ltd

• Marine survey services
• Archaeological services
• Marine research services
• +2

Direct Award - Protective Marking for Protected Wreck Sites: Longevity Testing, Evidence Gathering and Distribution

Historic England · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

In response to a series of high-profile thefts from protected wreck sites, the 7591 project pioneered the development of a forensic marking product suitable for deployment on to high value objects on protected wreck sites around England. Se…

Awarded to MSDS Marine Ltd

Assessments of Fisheries Activity and Proposed Management Measures in relation to Inshore Marine Protected Areas

Scottish Government · Scotland

As part of the development of fisheries management measures for inshore nature conservation Marine Protected Areas (NCMPAs), Special Areas of Conservation (SACs), Special Protection Areas (SPAs), the Scottish Government wishes to undertake …

Awarded to APEM

• Marine research services
• Environmental issues consultancy services
• Environmental management
• +1

Investigation into the potential risk of entanglement of marine mammals with discarded fishing gear associated with floating offshore wind farms

Scottish Government · Scotland

The Offshore Wind Directorate invites a tender from a suitable contractor to define the risk of entanglement with discarded fishing gear around mooring lines at floating offshore wind farm (FOW) sites. The Scottish Government has set a rang…

Awarded to SAMS Applied Marine Science Enterprise Limited

• Environmental standards for construction
• Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services for construction
• Environmental impact assessment for construction
• +6

Evidence for Offshore Wind

Scottish Government · Scotland

Evidence for Offshore Wind;1). Seabird foraging and avian flu

Awarded to RSPB, UK CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY & HYDROLOGY · 2 awards

• Environmental issues consultancy services
• Marine research services
• Research and development services and related consultancy services
• +1

PQQ SIMA

Menter Môn Cyf · Wales (Cymru)

For the SIMA work stream, we are inviting PQQs from tenderers, able to integrate the separate sensors and elements of the monitoring and mitigation system into a single operational demonstration, that will be deployed on the Marinus Buoy in…

Awarded to Seiche Ltd

• Environmental monitoring other than for construction
• Marine conservation strategy planning
• Marine installations
• +2

Fisheries science for sustainable management of our seas

Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government · Wales (Cymru)

Scallop annual survey and assessment Scallop seabed integrity metric Bass FMP evidence Whelk stock assessment

Awarded to Bangor University, School of Ocean Sciences

• Marine research services

CEFAS23-18 Specialist Marine Technical Consultant

Cefas · Nationwide (UK)

Specialist Technical Marine Consultancy services required to support the development of a Project Business Case for a vessel refit/replacement and overseeing delivery of the business case ‘preferred option’.

Awarded to Houlder Limited

• Advisory and consultative engineering services
• Auxiliary research vessel
• Consultative engineering and construction services
• +14

Framework Contract for marine phytoplankton sample analysis.

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY · Nationwide (UK)

Environment Agency Contract for the laboratory analysis (identification and enumeration) of marine phytoplankton samples collected by the Environment Agency (EA) and Natural Resources Wales

Awarded to APEM, Cefas · 2 awards

• Marine research services
• Data analysis services

S&MOCB/3390 Wreck Management Research Contract

Ministry of Defence · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

The Salvage and Marine Operations (SALMO) Team, part of Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) within the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), has the responsibility on behalf of Navy Command Headquarters (NCHQ) to carry out assessments, surveys and…

Awarded to ABL London Limited

• Archaeological services
• Marine research services
• Research services

CEFAS23-66 Contract for services to establish Waste Association in Belize under OCPP

Cefas · Nationwide (UK)

Technical advisory services required for the establishment of a Waste Recyclers and Producers Association in Belize, as part of the Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP).

Awarded to WREN Consulting

• Marine research services
• Environmental management
• Waste analysis services

CEFAS23-02 Contract for the provision of Baited Remote Underwater Video Systems (BRUVS) and associated services

Cefas · Nationwide (UK)

As part of the Blue Belt Programme, a Baited Remote Underwater Video (BRUV) network has been established across the UK Overseas Territories. The supplier is contracted to provide unique BRUV systems, along with associated services.

Awarded to Blue Abacus Ltd

• Marine research services

Provision of Monitoring Services at Loch Ewe

Scottish Government · Scotland

Marine Scotland has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Provision of Monitoring Services at Loch Ewe.

Awarded to W&J Grant

• Environmental monitoring other than for construction
• Marine research services
• Marine services
• +4

Marine Environmental Monitoring and Assessment National Database (MERMAN) management

Defra Network eTendering Portal · Nationwide (UK)

Contract Award for Marine Environmental Monitoring and Assessment National Database (MERMAN) management

Awarded to National Oceanographic Centre

• Marine research services

DAERA - Provision of Marine Phytoplankton Analysis Services

Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs · Northern Ireland

DAERA - Provision of Marine Phytoplankton Analysis Services

Awarded to APEM

• Marine research services
• Aquaculture services
• Aquatic marine services
• +1

Framework Agreement for Archaeological Services in relation to Marine Protection

Historic England · Nationwide (UK)

1.3 DESCRIPTION OF SCOPE/SPECIFICATIONIn order to meet our commitment to the European Convention on the Protection of Archaeological Heritage (revised) 1992 and to provide for the conservation and enhancement of significant marine heritage …

Awarded to MSDS Marine Ltd, Maritime Archaeology Ltd, Wessex Archaeology

• Marine survey services
• Aquatic marine services
• Marine conservation strategy planning
• +2

Collection of Seabird Flight Height Data at an Operational Windfarm using Aircraft Mounted Lidar

Scottish Government · Scotland

This project will use aircraft mounted LiDAR technology, to collect measurements of seabird flight heights for individual species to allow production of flight height distributions for use in CRM, and the comparison of flight heights with e…

Awarded to APEM

• Aerial photography services
• Aerial and related services
• Marine research services
• +1

Scottish Marine Animal Strandings Scheme

Scottish Government · Scotland

The principal requirement of this project is to provide a coordinated approach to surveillance of cetacean, seal, basking shark and marine turtle strandings, and to investigate major causes of death of stranded animals in Scotland. This wor…

Awarded to The University Court of the University of Glasgow

• Veterinary services
• Marine research services

South West & Mid Wales Regional Civil Engineering Services

Carmarthenshire County Council · Local authority · Wales (Cymru)

** PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CONTRACT OPPORTUNITY** Contract Award Notice to establish a framework of pre-qualified and suitably experienced consulting engineers to enable the participating local authorities to…

Awarded to ARCADIS CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED, Amey Consulting, Atkins Limited +3 more

• Consultative engineering and construction services
• Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
• Construction-related services
• +23

Invitation to tender for purchase of tissue processors and slide scanning microscope

Scottish Government - Marine Scotland · Scotland

Marine Scotland has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Purchase of tissue processors and automated slide scanning microscope.

Awarded to Olympus KeyMed

• Microscopes
• Marine equipment
• Marine research services
• +3

Invitation to tender for purchase of tissue processors and slide scanning microscope

Scottish Government - Marine Scotland · Scotland

Marine Scotland has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Purchase of tissue processors and automated slide scanning microscope.

Awarded to Shandon Diagnotics Ltd (t/a Epredia)

• Microscopes
• Marine equipment
• Marine research services
• +3

ID 3182015 AFBI – Supply of Naval Architecture for the Design and Construction of a Marine Research Vessel

Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute AFBI · Northern Ireland

AFBI wish to engage a suitable qualified and experienced Naval Architecture consultancy firm to provide design, procurement and project management support for the construction of a new research vessel. The current Research Vessel (RV) Corys…

Awarded to Skipsteknisk AS

• Research vessel services
• Advisory and consultative engineering services
• Auxiliary research vessel
• +14