As part of investment C21-i07.01 – “Technical studies for offshore energy potential” of the Portuguese Recovery and Resilience Plan, it was published in the Official Gazette1 and in the Official Journal of the European Union2 , the announcement of the procedure relating to the international public tender for “Acquisition of survey services for the 2025 geophysical and geotechnical data collection campaign”.
The scope of the tender, with a base price of €30,000,000, is the collection, processing, and interpretation of geophysical and geotechnical data in the geographical areas of Leixões and Figueira da Foz, as proposed in the Offshore Renewable Energy Allocation Plan (PAER) for the development of offshore energy potential. The tender is divided into four lots:
1) – Lot 1a – Leixões – Geophysics Campaign: €8,863,870;
2) – Lot 1b – Figueira da Foz – Geophysics Campaign: €15,533,694.00;
3) – Lot 2a – Leixões – Geotechnical Campaign: €2,131,225.00;
4) – Lot 2b – Figueira da Foz – Geotechnical Campaign: €3,471,211.00.
The deadline for submitting proposals to the competition ends at 23:59 on 01/09/2024, and the work must be completed in the 2nd quarter of 2026. Additional information for potential competitors can be found in Annex 1 (Link).