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# Aberdeen Geothermal Feasibility Project - University of Aberdeen

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/aberdeen-geothermal-feasibility-project-university-of-aberdeen-ocds-h6vhtk-05f9df). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Aberdeen: "Aberdeen Geothermal Feasibility Project - University of Aberdeen". Published status: active. Published Value: £400,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Aberdeen](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-aberdeen-GB-FTS-5545)
- **Published Value:** £400,000 (GBP; published on the single lot)
- **Submission Deadline:** 19 January 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Drilling services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM50
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/aberdeen-geothermal-feasibility-project-university-of-aberdeen-ocds-h6vhtk-05f9df#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05f9df`

## Before you bid
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- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/aberdeen-geothermal-feasibility-project-university-of-aberdeen-ocds-h6vhtk-05f9df#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2Fesop%2Fpts-host%2Fpublic%2Fpts%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/aberdeen-geothermal-feasibility-project-university-of-aberdeen-ocds-h6vhtk-05f9df#participate

## Description
This Invitation to Tender (ITT) invites qualified contractors to provide services for the technical project management, drilling, logging, fibre‑optic instrumentation, and optional testing of a geothermal research borehole (>500-1000 m) at the University of Aberdeen campus as part of the Aberdeen Geothermal Feasibility Pilot (AGFP).
The aim of this project is to safely drill and complete a deep borehole on the University of Aberdeen campus to a minimum depth of 500 m, and to extend as deep as safely achievable within site and budget constraints, with the option of a second shallow monitoring well. The borehole(s) will provide a long-term research platform for geothermal, geological, petrophysical, hydrological, and geophysical investigations. The deep borehole will be equipped with a Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) and Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) systems and a mechanism for groundwater sampling, flow and recharge testing, allowing long-term monitoring and characterisation of subsurface thermal, geophysical and hydrological behaviour.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 76300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £400,000
- **Description:** This Invitation to Tender (ITT) invites qualified contractors to provide services for the technical project management, drilling, logging, fibre‑optic instrumentation, and optional testing of a geothermal research borehole (>500-1000 m) at the Univer...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F084700-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-12-19T09:26:06.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T17:21:02.538Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05f9df