Published date: 28 October 2022

Last edited date: 25 November 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 2 December 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Marine equipment - 34930000

  • Cameras - 38651000

  • Marine survey services - 71354500

    • Marine research services - 73112000

    • Underwater photography services - 79961320

Location of contract

United Kingdom, Isle of Man, Channel Islands, British Oversea Territories, Europe, Rest of the World

Value of contract

£0 to £100,000

Procurement reference

20221028183539-53042

Published date

28 October 2022

Closing date

2 December 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

14 December 2022

Contract end date

15 December 2022

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Other: Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

A video camera lander system is required to assess fish species presence, abundance and biomass. The system needs to record and store continuous high definition (HD) video for at least 48 hours, which will allow fish to be identified to species level. The system needs to be depth rated to 300m and record during day and night (diel), requiring suitable camera specifications and lighting to perform in low light conditions. Preferably this would be without the use of white light, which can attract or repel species, but there can be flexibility. Stereo (two) cameras are required on the lander for estimation of body lengths, and subsequent use in biomass calculations. Each cameras field of view should be at least 70 degrees, and the pair need to be calibrated to allow length estimates. The lander may be deployed from vessels ranging in size from small RIBs to large research vessels. As such the deployment frame should to be compact / collapsible (for national and international transport) and the deployment/retrieval mechanism adaptable (e.g. manual and acoustic release). Fast and flexible access to video and re-powering is required to allow same or next day redeployment.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Alex Canevali

Address

Northcote House
Exeter
EX4 4QH
ENG

Telephone

+44 1392721111

Email

a.canevali@exeter.ac.uk

Website

www.exeter.ac.uk