UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · Awarded contract
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Award of Real-Time 3D Profiling Sonar for BGS Seabed Rockdrill 2

Awarded 06 Aug 2018

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Awarded06 Aug 2018
Value£296,050.00
SupplierCODA OCTOPUS PRODUCTS LIMITED
AgencyUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
RegionScotland
CategoryResearch & Development
Ended 3y 1mo ago5y 2mo term
Awarded 6 Aug 2018Expired 29 Sept 2023

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UK Shared Business Services Limited awarded a contract to CODA Octopus Products Limited for a real-time 3D sonar system with a fixed head to be mounted on the BGS Seabed Rockdrill 2, enabling real-time 3D seabed surveying for safer and more efficient drill landing and accurate positioning against site survey data.

The contract, valued at AUD 296,050, was awarded without competition under PCR 2015 Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) due to technical reasons: the fixed-head configuration is required because limited protected mounting positions exist on the underside of the RD2 system, and a swath-style system would require a moving head that is technically impossible to accommodate and unable to provide real-time imaging.

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