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# UKRI-4855 North Sea Late Cenozoic Environments

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-4855-north-sea-late-cenozoic-environments-ocds-h6vhtk-058255). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UK Research and Innovation: "UKRI-4855 North Sea Late Cenozoic Environments". Published status: complete. Published Value: €15,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Sept 2025, 14:00 BST. Published submission portal: ukri2.my.salesforce-sites.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:** €15,000,000 (EUR)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 September 2025 at 14:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Core drilling, Offshore drilling services
- **Delivery Location:** DK, DK0, DK01, NL
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-4855-north-sea-late-cenozoic-environments-ocds-h6vhtk-058255#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-058255`

## 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-4855-north-sea-late-cenozoic-environments-ocds-h6vhtk-058255#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [ukri2.my.salesforce-sites.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fukri2.my.salesforce-sites.com%2FProSpend__CS_ContractPage%3FSearchType%3DProjects%26uid%3Da1MTm0000077Z8HMAU%26searchStr%3D%26sortStr%3DRecently%2BPublished%26page%3D1%26filters%3D%26County%3D)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-4855-north-sea-late-cenozoic-environments-ocds-h6vhtk-058255#participate

## Description
The British Geological Survey (BGS), acting on behalf of the European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling (ECORD), requires a marine coring capability and suitable vessel to operate offshore southern North Sea, Netherlands or Denmark, for a scientific drilling and coring campaign for a period of 30 days (estimated) between June and September 2026
This scientific coring project seeks to extend our understanding of Earth’s dynamics during the last 50 ice ages and the warmer periods between them. The North Sea Basin is an area that was heavily impacted by these ice age cycles as climate fluctuated between fully glacial to warmer-than-present conditions. The continuous sediment accumulation found in this marine environment should be thought of as a ‘tape recorder’ that contain an almost complete record of glacial-interglacial episodes, providing insight on Europe’s past climate, ecology, and large river systems over the last ~3.3 million years. Relatively little is known about how Europe evolved during repeated ice age cycles. In this expedition, we aim to collect geological samples to gain insight into the baseline dynamics and thresholds for depositional and ecosystem regime shifts, as well as biodiversity turnover driven by rapid climate changes. This research will help us better understand the environmental responses to modern-day warming.
The Contractor must be able to supply the full operational spread including a drill rig, the vessel, and all personnel required to operate the spread. The drilling platform must be capable of recovering core to at least 1200m below seafloor in shallow water depths (28m or 60m).
UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice: 2025/S 000-014119

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 76320000, 76340000
- **Delivery regions:** DK, DK0, NL
- **Delivery countries in notice:** DK, NL
- **Estimated Value:** €15,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2025 to 30/09/2026

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** UKRI-4855 North Sea Late Cenozoic Environments (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Fugro GB Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-165769`
  - Value: €14,883,063 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 03/11/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (cancelled)

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F046462-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-26T10:56:38.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T06:35:12.675Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-058255