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Ireland – Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) – LA3798C - UL - CFT for the Supply and Delivery of a Coastal and Offshore Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) for University of Limerick (UL)

Issued by Education Procurement Service (EPS) · via TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (EU)

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Published
2 Oct 2026
Closes
5 Oct 2026, 23:59 UTC
Value
EUR 1,656,000
Reference
678775-2026
Location
Ireland
Sector
Manufacturing & Supply
Type
goods

Details

University of Limerick requests the supply of a Coastal and Offshore Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) of greater than 6.5 metres length overall, to support marine science research, hydrographic and geophysical survey, offshore wind site survey, and climate and habitat monitoring within the Centre for Robotics and Intelligent Systems (CRIS). The platform will provide a long-endurance, uncrewed survey vessel capable of fully autonomous and remotely piloted operation in coastal and offshore environments, with high-quality station-keeping, an integrated moonpool for deployment and recovery of subsea instrumentation, a towing winch for towed-body operations, and over-the-horizon communications and control.

Lots Lot 1 — LA3798C - UL - CFT for the Supply and Delivery of a Coastal and Offshore Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) for University of Limerick (UL) (estimated 1656000)

Buyer: Education Procurement Service (EPS)

Buyer country: IRL

Procedure: open

CPV code: 38000000

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Context for bidders

We hold 16 notices from Education Procurement Service (EPS), going back to August 2026 — 11 of them still open. They buy mostly in Manufacturing & Supply, Agriculture & Food and Healthcare & Pharma. There are 45 open Manufacturing & Supply tenders in Ireland. This one closes in 4 days.

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