marine survey campaign · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: ORE Catapult (Public body)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£80,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 8 Oct 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Ocean Ecology

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

73112000 Marine research services 79311000 Survey 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: 9 Oct 2026, 14:37 BST
Last source update: 9 Oct 2026, 14:49 BST
Authority reference: ORE26062
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-095740
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0784e3 Find a Tender

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Oct 2026

Transparency notice published
9 Oct 2026, 14:37 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
9 Oct 2026, 14:49 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
9 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £80,0001 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Ocean Ecology10 Oct 2026 – 31 Dec 2026	£80,000	8 Oct 2026	Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

ORE Catapult

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PYJB-8958-TLYW 121 George Street, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 1RDContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Ocean Ecology LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PGWV-4561-PXYN 5th Floor Vivo Building, 30 Stamford Street, London, England, SE1 9LQ, London, London, SE1 9LQContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender9 Oct 2026, 14:49 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender9 Oct 2026, 14:37 BST