Published date: 2 November 2016

This notice was replaced on 2 November 2016

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 13 January 2017)

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.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Survey vessels - 34513550

  • Specialised boats - 34521000

  • Small craft - 34522300

    • Marine equipment - 34930000

    • Research vessel services - 63726800

Location of contract

SO17 1BJ

Value of contract

£55,000 to £60,000

Procurement reference

16/ESM/84

Published date

2 November 2016

Closing date

22 November 2016

Contract start date

5 December 2016

Contract end date

31 March 2017

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The University of Southampton operates a variety of unmanned systems which covers land, sea and air. There is an ongoing need to enhance the surface vessel capabilities of the autonomous systems and their supporting equipment. This specification is for the delivery of one or more surface vessels applicable for the development and understanding of autonomous surface vessel behaviours and collection of high quality scientific data.
The vessel will primarily be used as a general test bed for:
1.Engineering research in autonomous behaviour including
2.Collision avoidance
3.Navigational Planning
4.Fault tolerance and system reliability analysis
5.Multi-dimensional communication with sub-surface and above surface assets
6.Bespoke sensor package development and evaluation
7.Scientific research including:
8.High grade survey of littoral, river and estuary regions
9.Seabed and above water feature mapping
10.Bathometry

Further details on the technical project requirements can be found in the tender documents.

More information

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Additional text

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About the buyer

Contact name

Catherine Goddard

Address

Highfield Campus
University of Southampton
Hampshire
SO17 1BJ
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 (0)23 8059 8450

Email

C.Goddard@soton.ac.uk

Website

http://www.southampton.ac.uk/