Expert Services North Sea Geotechnical Borehole Planning Review

Official notice

Procurement agent: UK Research and Innovation·On behalf of: UKSBS

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£18,995published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 9 Dec 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Merlin ERD Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

*****THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION*****

This procurement is being concluded without competition due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required and there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.

Expert Services North Sea Geotechnical Borehole Planning Review

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

71300000 Engineering services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 12 Dec 2025, 11:56 GMT
Last source update: 12 Dec 2025, 11:56 GMT
Authority reference: PS25336
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-082400
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f4ae Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
12 Dec 2025, 11:56 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £18,9951 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 9 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Merlin ERD LimitedSME	£18,995 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Merlin ERD LimitedSME
Signed
9 Dec 2025
Value
£18,995
Period
9 Dec 2025 – 9 Jan 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

UK Research and Innovation

Procurement agentPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, South West, SN2 1FLContact email

Clients of the procurement agent

UKSBSBeneficiary authority
UK Shared Business Services LtdProcess contact pointProcuring entityShared Service ProviderGB-PPON: PMPN-7535-GNTG Swindon, South WestContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Merlin ERD LimitedAwarded supplier Merlin House, Necessity Brae, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, PH2 0PFContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender12 Dec 2025, 11:56 GMT