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title: "UKRI-2369 Hawaii Offshore Drilling Project"
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# UKRI-2369 Hawaii Offshore Drilling Project

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-2369-hawaii-offshore-drilling-project-ocds-h6vhtk-0383de). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UK Research and Innovation: "UKRI-2369 Hawaii Offshore Drilling Project". Published status: complete. Published Value: US$14,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Dec 2022, 14:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [UK Research and Innovation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation-gov-pb1221)
- **Published Value:** US$14,500,000 (USD)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 December 2022 at 14:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Core drilling, Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms, Offshore drilling services, Rock-drilling equipment, Subsea drilling work
- **Delivery Location:** US
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-2369-hawaii-offshore-drilling-project-ocds-h6vhtk-0383de#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0383de`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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/ukri-2369-hawaii-offshore-drilling-project-ocds-h6vhtk-0383de#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com%2Ftenders%2FUK-UK-Swindon%3A-Offshore-drilling-services.%2F92WYEEZ5V7)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-2369-hawaii-offshore-drilling-project-ocds-h6vhtk-0383de#participate

## Description
The British Geological Survey, acting on behalf of the European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling, requires a marine remote seafloor drilling capability and suitable vessel to operate offshore Hawaii for a scientific drilling and coring campaign for a period of up to 2 months between August and October 2023.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 34514000, 43124900, 45262422, 76340000
- **Delivery regions:** US

- **Estimated Value:** US$14,500,000
- **Description:** The contractor must be able to supply the full operational spread including a remote seafloor drill rig, the vessel, and all the personnel required to operate the spread, The seafloor drill rig must be capable of rotary rock coring to at least 110m b...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Hawaii Offshore Drilling Project (active)
  - Award id: `016694-2023-UKRI-2369-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Benthic USA LLC**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-85034`
  - Value: US$14,493,709 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Hawaii Offshore Drilling Project (active)
  - Signed Value: US$14,493,709
  - Signed Date: 05/06/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F016694-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-06-13T11:05:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T18:58:20.757Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0383de