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Award of Purchase of Goniometer (MS-P-0452)

Reference ocds-r6ebe6-0000821211 · The City of Edinburgh Council

Awarded to Jackson Trawls Ltd for £9,263.

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Description

The Scottish Ministers, Marine Directorate invite tenders for the purchase of a goniometer for the surface detection of the Argos satellite tag on its SeaExplorer Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV).The Oceanography Team of the Marine Directorate of the Scottish Government owns an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV; buoyancy glider) for the acquisition of oceanographic data. The vehicle operates autonomously under the pilotage of a scientific team, using the communications satellite network to transmit navigation and sampling commands and receive scientific and navigational data. The vehicle surfaces at regular intervals to communicate and also in the event of an emergency which requires the jettison of its ballast, and stays on the surface at the scheduled end of its mission. When the vehicle is on the surface, it is quite vulnerable to marine traffic, so it is imperative that it is recovered by a vessel as quickly as possible.The vehicle is fitted with an Argos satellite tag attached to its antenna, so it is possible to locate its position using positional data from the satellite network. However, the accuracy of the positional information from the satellites and its refresh …

Awards

Awarded toAmountBids receivedDate
Jackson Trawls Ltd £9,263 1 —

Official publications

MediumReferenceDate
FTS FEB550488 26 February 2026
PCS FEB550488 26 February 2026

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