Official UK procurement notice
Subsea Soundscape (S3) Procurement
Authority: WAVE HUB DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LIMITED
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 for the equipment listed below totaling £260,000.00 :
23 Hydrophone and integrated recorders
CTD (Conductivity, Temperature, Depth) Sensors
Cetacean Click Train Recorders
Fish Tag Detectors
Acoustic Release Devices
Manual Tracking Receiver and Transponder / smart hydrophone
Following the delivery of the equipment below, S3 will deploy remote systems across the Celtic Sea, each consisting of an acoustic release, a fish tag detector, a hydrophone, and a cetacean click-train logger.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- 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
- 14 Apr 2025, 11:47 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Apr 2025, 11:47 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-014893- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050251Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Switching Direct Award
- Published justification
Following 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 for the equipment
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 14 Apr 2025- Transparency notice published14 Apr 2025, 11:47 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected24 Apr 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silvia BirchSMEHydrophones1 May 2025 – 31 Jul 2025 | NZ$100,000 | — | Standstill |
| RS Aqua LtdCTD, Fish Tracking Device, Acoustic Release Device, Transponder/Hydrophone Deck Box1 May 2025 – 31 Jul 2025 | £82,000 | — | Standstill |
| Chelonia LimitedSMECetacean Click-Train Recorder - FPOD1 May 2025 – 31 Jul 2025 | £80,000 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- CHELONIA LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- R.S. AQUA LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- Silvia BirchAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender