Expired contract

TMAR3148 - MAIB-Post Scan Stability Assessment

Details

Buyer: Department for Transport (DFT)
Supplier(s): Wolfson Unit Univeristy of Southampton
Duration: 4 months
Topic: Research services
Published: 15 October 2025
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

nitial stability and windage assessment work was completed by the Wolfson Unit. This work was based on the documentation available at that time and served to support the initial hypothesis that the vessel was subject to an extreme weather event that exploited an unknown vulnerability in its design. The original contract work foresaw the need to refine the bespoke model generated by the Wolfson Unit, so included a package of training for one member of MAIB staff to allow the manipulation of the model following a 3D laser scan of the yacht, downflooding survey and deadweight. Bayesian has now been recovered successfully from the seabed and has presented opportunities to make a more exact assessment of it’s inherent stability and aerodynamic performance. A 3D laser scan of Bayesian has been completed and there is a critical need to validate and improve the initial stability model developed by the Wolfson Unit. ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published15 October 2025
Current notice
Completed: Award date15 October 2025
Completed: Contract expiry date31 January 2026

About the buyer

Department for Transport (DfT) is a central government department, with commercial work spanning road, rail, aviation and maritime transport across the United Kingdom. The Group Commercial Directorate leads procurement for DfT from Great Minster House. National Highways, HS2 Ltd and Network Rail each run their own separate procurement as arm's-length bodies of DfT. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency also buy separately.

Over the past 5 years, most of DfT's contract awards have been in business services, architectural and engineering services and research and development.

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