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# Chartered Research Ship Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/chartered-research-ship-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04afcd). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Exeter: "Chartered Research Ship Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [University of Exeter](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-exeter-urn-133817)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Research vessel services
- **Delivery Location:** AR, BR
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04afcd`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **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/chartered-research-ship-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04afcd#tl-md)

## Description
A University of Exeter team require chartered research ship services, commencing in January 2025 off the coast of Argentina/Uruguay/Brazil, to carry out and deliver their research project aims. This will include the deployment of a research vessel, onboard equipment and ship-fitted scientific systems and fully certified officers to operate the vessel and scientific equipment. Due to the nature of the services, the National Oceanography Centre are the only provider that could deliver the University’s requirements.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** Not published
- **CPV codes:** 63726800
- **Delivery regions:** AR, BR

- **Description:** A University of Exeter team require chartered research ship services, commencing in January 2025 off the coast of Argentina/Uruguay/Brazil, to carry out and deliver their research project aims. This will include the deployment of a research vessel, o...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Chartered Research Ship Services (active)
  - Award id: `034012-2024-1`
  - Supplier(s): **National Oceanography Centre**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:11444362`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Chartered Research Ship Services (active)

  - Signed Date: 20/10/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F034012-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-10-21T15:49:38.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T03:36:47.995Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04afcd