Charter for Passive Acoustic Moorings Servicing

Description

The Scottish Ministers invite tenders to provide vessel charter services for the deployment and retrieval of scientific equipment in Scottish waters. Lot 1: The Scottish Ministers invite tenders to provide vessel charter services for the deployment and retrieval of scientific equipment in Scottish waters. The Marine Directorate - Science, Evidence, Digital and Data (MD-SEDD) portfolio are seeking tenders from work boats to undertake the deployment and retrieval of scientific equipment. The tender will be for one servicing trip between 07th September 2026 and 21st September 2026 plus 3 additional days in case of bad weather. The work will involve deploying and retrieving underwater passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) equipment, which may include broadband sound recorders and cetacean echolocation detectors. This work will be carried out on behalf of the Marine Directorate of Scottish Government.