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title: "RFI - Proposed removal of oil from the wreck of HMS CASSANDRA - Baltic."
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# RFI - Proposed removal of oil from the wreck of HMS CASSANDRA - Baltic.

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rfi-proposed-removal-of-oil-from-the-wreck-of-hms-cassandra-baltic-ocds-h6vhtk-06f491). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** National Armament Director Group: "RFI - Proposed removal of oil from the wreck of HMS CASSANDRA - Baltic.". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £30,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [National Armament Director Group](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-armament-director-group-GB-PPON-PVRL-5831-GLMM)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £30,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Marine survey services, Oil spillage control services, Quantity surveying services, ROV services, Vessel-salvaging services
- **Delivery Location:** EE
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rfi-proposed-removal-of-oil-from-the-wreck-of-hms-cassandra-baltic-ocds-h6vhtk-06f491#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06f491`

## Before you bid
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- **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/rfi-proposed-removal-of-oil-from-the-wreck-of-hms-cassandra-baltic-ocds-h6vhtk-06f491#tl-md)

## Description
A Request for Information (RFI) in connection with the removal and disposal of the oil remaining on the wreck of HMS CASSANDRA, a WWI era Royal Navy cruiser sunk off the coast of Estonia in the Baltic Sea on 05 December 1918 after striking a naval mine. The wreck is at an approximate depth of 95 to 100 metres (312 to 328 feet) beneath the water surface, part buried in the seabed on its starboard side in position 58.47783° N / 21.2280° E.
Photogrammetry of HMS CASSANDRA is available at: 
https://oceandiscovery.org/en/projekt/hms-cassandra/
Upon written request to DESCommercial-SALMO@mod.gov.uk, copies of the latest HMS CASSANDRA survey report are available for purpose of informing a response to this RFI.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 63725100, 63726620, 71324000, 71354500, 90741200
- **Delivery regions:** EE
- **Delivery countries in notice:** EE

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2028 to 01/04/2029

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F095595-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-09T10:49:50.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T02:28:04.526Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06f491