# Public tenders Canonical results: https://zephior.com/tenders?categories=subsea-equipment 1 matching notices. Page 1. Filter semantics: OR within a filter, AND across filters and text search. Omitted statuses use active defaults; [] includes all statuses. --- title: "Fish Finder: five autonomous subsea acoustic detection systems for NWO-I" canonical: "https://zephior.com/tenders/7e4c7b42-7803-47d7-a66b-c65a930a88b0/fish-finder-autonomous-subsea-systems-nwo-i-669508-2026" last-updated: 2026-10-14T17:57:22.605030+00:00 --- # Fish Finder: five autonomous subsea acoustic detection systems for NWO-I Stichting Nederlandse Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Instituten (NWO-I) is seeking five autonomous subsea acoustic fish detection systems for the rifHerstel XL project in Dutch coastal waters. Each self-contained system must operate upward or downward at depths of at least 40 metres for a minimum of six months. The single lot includes supply, configuration, hardware, documentation, mounting interface specifications and software support; frames, buoys, mounting, deployment and recovery are excluded. The estimated value is EUR 500,000 excluding VAT. Dutch electronic tenders are due 5 November 2026 at 17:00 UTC+01:00. Technical quality, planning, operational approach and price carry separate weighted scores. - Status: open - Country: NL - Buyer: Stichting Nederlandse Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Instituten (NWO-I) - Submission deadline: 2026-11-05T16:00:00+00:00 (instant) - Original notice: https://www.tenderned.nl/aankondigingen/overzicht/441775 - Source checked: 2026-10-14T17:55:20.826298Z ## Source-backed public facts ```json { "id": "7e4c7b42-7803-47d7-a66b-c65a930a88b0", "revision": 1, "modifiedAt": "2026-10-14T17:57:22.605030+00:00", "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-10-14T17:55:20.826298Z", "stale": false, "url": "https://zephior.com/tenders/7e4c7b42-7803-47d7-a66b-c65a930a88b0/fish-finder-autonomous-subsea-systems-nwo-i-669508-2026", "locale": "en", "title": "Fish Finder: five autonomous subsea acoustic detection systems for NWO-I", "summary": "Stichting Nederlandse Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Instituten (NWO-I) is seeking five autonomous subsea acoustic fish detection systems for the rifHerstel XL project in Dutch coastal waters. Each self-contained system must operate upward or downward at depths of at least 40 metres for a minimum of six months. The single lot includes supply, configuration, hardware, documentation, mounting interface specifications and software support; frames, buoys, mounting, deployment and recovery are excluded. The estimated value is EUR 500,000 excluding VAT. Dutch electronic tenders are due 5 November 2026 at 17:00 UTC+01:00. 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Each self-contained system must operate upward or downward at depths of at least 40 metres for a minimum of six months. The single lot includes supply, configuration, hardware, documentation, mounting interface specifications and software support; frames, buoys, mounting, deployment and recovery are excluded. The estimated value is EUR 500,000 excluding VAT. Dutch electronic tenders are due 5 November 2026 at 17:00 UTC+01:00. Technical quality, planning, operational approach and price carry separate weighted scores.", "key_facts": [ { "label": "Quantity", "value": "Five systems in one lot.", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#full-notice" }, { "label": "Value", "value": "EUR 500,000 estimated, excluding VAT.", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#full-notice" }, { "label": "Operating requirements", "value": "Upward- or downward-looking operation at depths of at least 40 m for at least six months.", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#full-notice" }, { "label": "Deadline", "value": "5 November 2026 at 17:00 UTC+01:00 (16:00 UTC).", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#full-notice" }, { "label": "Award method", "value": "Technical solution 30 points; overall planning 20; deployment and operational plan 25; price 25.", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#full-notice" }, { "label": "Delivery planning", "value": "The plan is assessed against confidence in final delivery by 1 May 2027 and milestone-invoice readiness by 28 December 2026.", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#full-notice" }, { "label": "Contract duration", "value": "144 days.", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#full-notice" } ], "notice_analysis": { "scope": "One lot supplies and configures five self-contained subsea fish finders with documentation, interfaces and software support. Frames, buoys, mounting, deployment and recovery are excluded.", "missing_information": [ "The notice does not set out the detailed technical specifications beyond the stated performance requirements. The bank-guarantee terms are not specified in the notice." ], "participation_requirements": [ "Submit electronically in Dutch. Electronic catalogues and variants are not allowed; offers must remain valid for four months.", "Each system must be suitable for autonomous upward- or downward-looking use at 40 m or deeper for at least six months.", "No reserved participation or assigned-staff name/qualification requirement is stated. Selection criteria and exclusion grounds refer to the ESPD. The notice describes a bank guarantee through Annex H but gives no amount or terms in the notice." ] } }, "facts": { "lots": [ { "id": "LOT-0000", "title": "Fish Finder", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#section-5.1", "description": "Supply, configuration and delivery of five self-contained autonomous subsea acoustic fish detection systems for the rifHerstel XL project. Each must support upward- or downward-looking operation at depths of at least 40 m for at least six months. Includes hardware, documentation, mounting interface specifications and software support. Frames, buoys, mounting, deployment and recovery are excluded." } ], "schedule": [ { "event": "Deadline for requests for additional information", "value": "20 October 2026 at 17:00 UTC+02:00 (15:00 UTC).", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#section-5.1.11" }, { "event": "Tender deadline", "value": "5 November 2026 at 17:00 UTC+01:00 (16:00 UTC).", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#section-5.1.12" }, { "event": "Public tender opening", "value": "5 November 2026 at 17:00 UTC+01:00 (16:00 UTC).", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#section-5.1.12" }, { "event": "Contract duration", "value": "144 days.", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#section-5.1.3" }, { "event": "Official publication date", "value": "29 September 2026, OJ S 188/2026.", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#notice-information" } ], "requirements": [ { "text": "The offer language is Dutch and electronic submission is required. Electronic catalogues and variants are not allowed. Offers must remain valid for four months. The notice describes a bank guarantee in connection with Annex H but gives no amount or terms in the notice itself.", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#section-5.1.12" }, { "text": "Participation is not reserved; names and professional qualifications of assigned staff are not required. The procurement is not financed with EU funds and is covered by the GPA. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria refer to the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD).", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#sections-2.1.6-and-5.1.6-and-5.1.9" }, { "text": "Electronic invoicing is required. Electronic ordering and electronic payment will not be used.", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#section-5.1.12" } ], "award_criteria": [ { "text": "Technical Solution & System Performance: 30 points, assessing acoustic performance, autonomous operation at 40 m for six months, track record in comparable marine/subsea environments and antifouling strategy.", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#section-5.1.10" }, { "text": "Overall Planning: 20 points, assessing design finalisation, factory acceptance testing, delivery schedule, readiness of the milestone invoice for payment by 28 December 2026, confidence in final delivery by 1 May 2027, and mitigation of weather, vessel and component lead-time risks. These dates are criteria for assessing the proposed plan.", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#section-5.1.10" }, { "text": "Deployment & Operational Plan: 25 points, assessing handling/integration support, data management, remote monitoring and servicing, communications/reporting, and mitigation of biofouling, battery degradation and data loss.", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#section-5.1.10" }, { "text": "Price: 25 points, for the total price excluding VAT for the five complete systems, documentation, interface support and related supplies.", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#section-5.1.10" } ], "estimated_value": { "basis": "Estimated contract value excluding VAT", "amount": 500000, "currency": "EUR", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#sections-2.1.3-and-5.1.5", "localized_basis": { "de": "Geschätzter Auftragswert ohne MwSt.", "en": "Estimated contract value excluding VAT", "fr": "Valeur estimée du marché hors TVA" } } }, "award": null, "contractPeriod": "144 days. The notice also assesses confidence in final delivery by 1 May 2027.", "noticeText": { "text": "669508-2026 - Competition\n Netherlands – Subsea equipment – Fish Finder\n OJ S 188/2026 29/09/2026\n Contract or concession notice – standard regime\n Supplies\n\n\n 1. Buyer\n\n 1.1. Buyer\n Official name: Stichting Nederlandse Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Instituten (NWO-I)\n Email: [individual email omitted]\n Legal type of the buyer: Body governed by public law\n Activity of the contracting authority: Education\n\n 2. Procedure\n\n 2.1. Procedure\n Title: Fish Finder\n Description: The Assignment comprises the supply, configuration, and delivery of five (5)\n autonomous subsea acoustic fish detection systems (fish finders) as part of the rifHerstel XL\n project. Each instrument must be suitable for autonomous deployment at depths ≥ 40 m for at\n least 6 months. Delivery includes hardware, interface specifications for integration into subsea\n frames/buoys, documentation, and software support. Subsea frames, mounting, deployment,\n and recovery are excluded from the scope of work. Hier zijn de teksten om het veld\n Hoeveelheid of omvang* in TenderNed in te vullen op basis van het beschrijvend document:\n Optie 1: Engels (Aansluitend op de Engelstalige procedure en documenten)The supply,\n configuration, and delivery of five (5) autonomous subsea acoustic fish detection systems (fish\n finders), including interface specifications for frame/buoy mounting, technical documentation,\n and software support for the rifHerstel XL project.\n Procedure identifier: 011c9efa-3bd3-43e7-9c77-2de45832619d\n Internal identifier: 092526\n Type of procedure: Open\n The procedure is accelerated: no\n\n 2.1.1. Purpose\n Main nature of the contract: Supplies\n Main classification (cpv): 43135000 Subsea equipment\n Additional classification (cpv): 38424000 Measuring and control equipment, 90711500\n Environmental monitoring other than for construction\n\n 2.1.2. Place of performance\n Country: Netherlands\n Anywhere in the given country\n Additional information: NIOZ, Korringaweg 7, 4401 NT Yerseke\n\n 2.1.3. Value\n Estimated value excluding VAT: 500 000,00 EUR\n\n 2.1.4. General information\n\n\n669508-2026 Page 1/5\n\n Legal basis:\n Directive 2014/24/EU\n\n 2.1.6. Grounds for exclusion\n Sources of grounds for exclusion: European Single Procurement Document (ESPD)\n\n 5. Lot\n\n 5.1. Lot: LOT-0000\n Title: Fish Finder\n Description: The Assignment comprises the supply, configuration, and delivery of five (5)\n subsea acoustic fish detection systems (fish finders) for autonomous deployment in Dutch\n coastal waters as part of the rifHerstel XL project. Each system shall be delivered as a self-\n contained instrument suitable for autonomous upward- or downward-looking operation at\n water depths of ≥ 40 m for a minimum duration of 6 months. The scope includes the delivery of\n hardware, documentation, interface specifications for mounting, and software support. Subsea\n frames, buoys, mounting, deployment, and recovery are excluded from the scope of work.\n Supply, configuration, and delivery of five (5) autonomous subsea acoustic fish detection\n systems (fish finders), including documentation, mounting interface specifications, and\n software support for the rifHerstel XL project.\n Internal identifier: 1\n\n 5.1.1. Purpose\n Main nature of the contract: Supplies\n Main classification (cpv): 43135000 Subsea equipment\n Additional classification (cpv): 38424000 Measuring and control equipment, 90711500\n Environmental monitoring other than for construction\n\n 5.1.2. Place of performance\n Country: Netherlands\n Anywhere in the given country\n Additional information: NIOZ, Korringaweg 7, 4401 NT Yerseke\n\n 5.1.3. Estimated duration\n Duration: 144 Days\n\n 5.1.5. Value\n Estimated value excluding VAT: 500 000,00 EUR\n\n 5.1.6. General information\n Reserved participation:\n Participation is not reserved.\n The names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to perform the contract must\n be given: Not required\n Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.\n The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes\n\n 5.1.7. Strategic procurement\n Aim of strategic procurement: No strategic procurement\n\n 5.1.9. Selection criteria\n Sources of selection criteria: European Single Procurement Document (ESPD)\n\n\n669508-2026 Page 2/5\n\n 5.1.10. Award criteria\n Criterion:\n Type: Quality\n Name: Technical Solution & System Performance\n Description: Assessment of the proposed technical solution based on: - Meeting/exceeding\n acoustic requirements (split-beam wideband transducer, frequency range, beamwidth); -\n Proven capacity for autonomous subsea operation at ≥ 40 m depth for ≥ 6 months; -\n Operational track record/proven performance of the proposed technical solution in comparable\n marine/subsea environments; - Effectiveness of the proposed antifouling strategy.\n Category of award weight criterion: Weight (points, exact)\n Award criterion number: 30\n Criterion:\n Type: Quality\n Name: Overall Planning\n Description: Assessment of the realism and feasibility of the project schedule, including: -\n Feasibility of sub-phases (system design finalisation, factory acceptance testing, delivery); -\n Confidence that the milestone invoice will be issued and ready for payment no later than 28\n December 2026; - Confidence that final delivery can take place no later than 1 May 2027; -\n Mitigation of contingencies (weather windows, vessel availability, component lead times).\n Category of award weight criterion: Weight (points, exact)\n Award criterion number: 20\n Criterion:\n Type: Quality\n Name: Deployment & Operational Plan\n Description: ssessment of the operational plan, including: - Procedures, manuals, and\n operational support for handling and frame/buoy integration; - Data management, remote\n monitoring, and servicing procedures described in a complete and SMART manner; -\n Communication and reporting protocols during and after deployment; - Risk identification and\n mitigation (biofouling, battery degradation, data loss).\n Category of award weight criterion: Weight (points, exact)\n Award criterion number: 25\n Criterion:\n Type: Price\n Name: Price\n Description: Total offered price (exclusive of VAT) for the delivery of five (5) complete fish\n finder systems, documentation, interface support, and related supplies in accordance with\n Annex C. Score calculated as: (Lowest offered price / Offered price Tenderer) × 25.\n Category of award weight criterion: Weight (points, exact)\n Award criterion number: 25\n\n 5.1.11. Procurement documents\n Deadline for requesting additional information: 20/10/2026 17:00:00 (UTC+02:00) Eastern\n European Time, Central European Summer Time\n Address of the procurement documents: https://www.tenderned.nl/aankondigingen/overzicht\n /441775\n\n 5.1.12. Terms of procurement\n Terms of submission:\n Electronic submission: Required\n Address for submission: https://www.tenderned.nl/aankondigingen/overzicht/441775\n\n\n669508-2026 Page 3/5\n\n Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Dutch\n Electronic catalogue: Not allowed\n Variants: Not allowed\n Description of the financial guarantee: Annex H - Invoicing Milestone 2026 and Bank\n Guarantee\n Deadline for receipt of tenders: 05/11/2026 17:00:00 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time,\n Western European Summer Time\n Duration during which the tender must remain valid: 4 Months\n Information about public opening:\n Opening date: 05/11/2026 17:00:00 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European\n Summer Time\n Terms of contract:\n The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered\n employment programmes: No\n Electronic invoicing: Required\n Electronic ordering will be used: no\n Electronic payment will be used: no\n\n 5.1.15. Techniques\n Framework agreement:\n No framework agreement\n Information about the dynamic purchasing system:\n No dynamic purchase system\n\n 5.1.16. Further information, mediation and review\n Review organisation: Stichting Nederlandse Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Instituten (NWO-I) -\n Rechtbank Noord-Holland\n Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure: Stichting\n Nederlandse Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Instituten (NWO-I)\n Organisation providing more information on the review procedures: Stichting Nederlandse\n Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Instituten (NWO-I)\n Organisation receiving requests to participate: Stichting Nederlandse Wetenschappelijk\n Onderzoek Instituten (NWO-I)\n\n 8. Organisations\n\n 8.1. ORG-0001\n Official name: Stichting Nederlandse Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Instituten (NWO-I)\n Registration number: 111590197\n Postal address: Winthontlaan 2\n Town: UTRECHT\n Postcode: 3526KV\n Country subdivision (NUTS): Utrecht (NL350)\n Country: Netherlands\n Contact point: [individual contact omitted]\n Email: [individual email omitted]\n Telephone: [direct contact omitted]\n Internet address: http://www.nwo-i.nl\n Other contact points:\n Official name: Rechtbank Noord-Holland\n\n\n669508-2026 Page 4/5\n\n Postal address: Kruseman van Eltenweg 2\n Town: Alkmaar\n Postcode: 1817BC\n Country subdivision (NUTS): Alkmaar en omgeving (NL328)\n Country: Netherlands\n Contact point: Locatie Alkmaar\n Email: kantonrol.alkmaar@rechtspraak.nl\n Internet address: http://www.rechtspraak.nl\n Roles of this organisation:\n Buyer\n Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure\n Organisation receiving requests to participate\n Review organisation\n Organisation providing more information on the review procedures\n\n Notice information\n\n Notice identifier/version: 605c28d5-8811-436e-a734-0307e52f307c - 01\n Form type: Competition\n Notice type: Contract or concession notice – standard regime\n Notice subtype: 16\n Notice dispatch date: 25/09/2026 16:45:46 (UTC+02:00) Eastern European Time, Central\n European Summer Time\n Languages in which this notice is officially available: English\n Notice publication number: 669508-2026\n OJ S issue number: 188/2026\n Publication date: 29/09/2026\n\n\n\n\n669508-2026 Page 5/5\n", "language": "en", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#full-notice" }, "updates": [ "TED published the notice on 29 September 2026; the available notice information records 27 September. 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