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title: "Western Link Interim Depth of Burial (DoB) Marine Survey"
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# Western Link Interim Depth of Burial (DoB) Marine Survey

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/western-link-interim-depth-of-burial-dob-marine-survey-ocds-h6vhtk-037fe7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION PLC: "Western Link Interim Depth of Burial (DoB) Marine Survey". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 8 Dec 2022. Published submission portal: www.ariba.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION PLC](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-grid-electricity-transmission-plc-coh-02366977)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 8 December 2022 at 00:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Marine survey services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/western-link-interim-depth-of-burial-dob-marine-survey-ocds-h6vhtk-037fe7#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-037fe7`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
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- **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/western-link-interim-depth-of-burial-dob-marine-survey-ocds-h6vhtk-037fe7#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [ariba.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ariba.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/western-link-interim-depth-of-burial-dob-marine-survey-ocds-h6vhtk-037fe7#participate

## Description
As part of the ongoing Operations and Maintenance, an interim depth of burial marine survey
needs to be produced which is specific to the parts of the cable route which demonstrates
industry best practice for bathymetric and geophysical surveys. The general requirement is
for a marine bathymetric and geophysical survey along an approximately 390km route
comprising two separated cables from Hunterston in Scotland to the Wirral, England over an
approximately 80m wide corridor. The interim surveys are of areas of interest e.g. crossings,
areas of mobile sediments and intense fishing etc. and comprise approximately 30-50% of
the total route length.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The general requirement is for a marine bathymetric and geophysical survey along an
approximately 390km route from Hunterston in Scotland to the Wirral, England over an
approximately 80m wide corridor. Data required shall include: MBES, SSS. Nearshor...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Western Link Interim Depth of Burial (DoB) Marine Survey (active)
  - Award id: `023475-2023-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Tecno Ambiente SLU**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-89955`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Western Link Interim Depth of Burial (DoB) Marine Survey (active)

  - Signed Date: 27/06/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023475-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-08-10T15:53:55.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T00:06:37.975Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-037fe7