Official UK procurement notice
Subsea Soundscape (S3) Procurement: CTD (Conductivity, Temperature, Depth) Sensors, Fish Tag Detectors Acoustic Release Devices Manual Tracking Receiver and Transponder
Authority: WAVE HUB DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LIMITED
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£81,800published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to RS Aqua Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFollowing an Open Procurement Procedure and on conclusion of the evaluation of all received tenders, the contracting authority was unable to award the contract due to the fact that none of the bidders met the technical requirements set out in the ITT and due to concerns re: interoperability there was no alternative but to terminate the procurement. Celtic Sea Power therefore intend to move to Direct Award
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- 22 Apr 2025, 09:56 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Apr 2025, 09:56 BST
- Authority reference
RS AQUA- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-016137- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050564Find a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 22 Apr 2025- Transparency notice published22 Apr 2025, 09:56 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected24 Apr 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £81,8001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| RS Aqua LtdCTD, Fish Tracking Device, Acoustic Release Device, Transponder/Hydrophone Deck Box1 May 2025 – 31 Jul 2025 | £81,800 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- R.S. AQUA LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender