TENDER FOR MARINE CORING AND VESSEL FOR NORTH SEA DRILLING
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 for a scientific drilling and coring campaign.
Reference
078280-2026
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 approximately 30 days.
The campaign will investigate Late Cenozoic environments and climate change in the North Sea region.
Total value (estimated)
- 15,000,000 EUR
Contract locations
- DK – Denmark
- NL – Netherlands
Submission deadline
16 September 2026, 2:00pm
Publication date
17 August 2026, 4:47pm
Notice type
UK4: Tender notice
CPV classifications
- 63726000 – Vessel chartering services
- 71350000 – Engineering-related scientific and technical services
- 73110000 – Research services
Contracting authority
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)
Polaris House
North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FL
United Kingdom
Email: procurement@ukri.org
