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title: "UKRI-3201 New England Shelf Hydrogeology"
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# UKRI-3201 New England Shelf Hydrogeology

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-3201-new-england-shelf-hydrogeology-ocds-h6vhtk-03ea70). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UK Research and Innovation: "UKRI-3201 New England Shelf Hydrogeology". Published status: unsuccessful. Published Value: US$17,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 8 Dec 2023, 14:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** UNSUCCESSFUL (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [UK Research and Innovation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation-gov-pb1221)
- **Published Value:** US$17,000,000 (USD)
- **Submission Deadline:** 8 December 2023 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-3201-new-england-shelf-hydrogeology-ocds-h6vhtk-03ea70#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03ea70`

## 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-3201-new-england-shelf-hydrogeology-ocds-h6vhtk-03ea70#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com%2Ftenders%2FUK-title%2F42ZAPK7852)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-3201-new-england-shelf-hydrogeology-ocds-h6vhtk-03ea70#participate

## Description
The British Geological Survey acting on behalf of the ECORD requires a marine coring capability and suitable vessel to operate offshore New England USA, for a scientific drilling, coring and groundwater sampling campaign for a period of 75 – 90 days (estimated) between May and August 2024. This scientific coring project seeks to extend our understanding of the current and past states of fluid composition, pressure and temperature in continental shelf environments. In many coastal settings worldwide, the distribution of freshwater within continental shelf sediments is far out of equilibrium with modern sea level. One of the most remarkable examples is found on the Atlantic continental shelf off New England where groundwater within shallow Pliocene-Pleistocene sand aquifers over 100 km offshore has low salinity (3000 mg/l or less). This project will test several hypotheses to help constrain rates directions and mechanisms of groundwater flow and chemical fluxes in continental shelf sys.

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

- **Estimated Value:** US$17,000,000
- **Description:** The Contractor must be able to supply the full operational spread including a drill rig, the vessel, equipment for groundwater extraction and storage, and all personnel required to operate the spread. The drill rig must be capable of recovering core ...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 036683-2023-1 (unsuccessful)

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F036683-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-12-13T16:05:59.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T22:41:46.233Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03ea70