Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cbb-c0b3-73cc-9466-0980da138f73/understanding-the-relationship-between-mobile-bedforms-and-cable-installations-i awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Understanding the relationship between mobile bedforms and cable installations in the North Sea [Natural England](https://tendernation.io/buyers/natural-england) Estimated value £1,000 to £24,999 Published 30 Aug 2022 Deadline Closed 13 Sept 2022 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender A recurring issue for cable installations within territorial and offshore waters is the exposure of cables post installation and the subsequent need for external cable protection (e.g. Race Bank, BritNed, IFA2, Nemo, London Array). Mobile sediment bedforms (such as sandwaves and megaripples), which actively migrate across the seabed, have the potential to expose cables. In turn, cable exposure could result in scour (or secondary scour) and the removal of seabed sediments. Uncertainty regarding cable burial success and maintaining cable burial status for the lifetime of a project, needs to be addressed. the aims of this project are: - Literature review of current information on seabed mobility projects and outcomes. - Collation of current data available from developers. - Analysis of available data to identify seabed changes over time, bedform migration rates and trends in erosion/accretion. - Correlation of data and instances of cable exposure to ascertain patterns in the seabed changes and occurrences of cable exposure. - Categorise the seabed geomorphodynamics and sediment types. - Classify sediment mobilisation to facilitate predictions of future sediment distribution. - Ascertain whether other marine users (i.e. fisheries, aggregates) influence the requirement of external protection. - Provide recommendations as to how the outcomes of this project could be furthered in future projects. Read full description ## CPV classification Technical publications Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/6c9c9f9f-eee7-4668-8807-50d8b17ab4c5) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Natural England: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/natural-england) [Sector More Printed matter & publishing tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/printed-matter-publishing) ## More tenders like this [Tickets – g00402\_2026 - fornitura DI DI rotoli DI biglietti DI esazione pedaggio. · Autostrada Brescia Verona Vicenza Padova SPA · 40 days left · 28 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-43bb-71ac-b458-bacc38f6a110/italy-tickets-g00402-2026-fornitura-di-di-rotoli-di-biglietti-di-esazione) [Savings stamps – 23/2026 · ΕΤΑΙΡΕΙΑ ΥΔΡΕΥΣΗΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΠΟΧΕΤΕΥΣΗΣ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ ΑΝΩΝΥΜΗ ΕΤΑΙΡΕΙΑ · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-38cf-7109-affa-f45b1b265399/greece-savings-stamps-232026) [Miscellaneous printed matter – TISKOVINE IN ETIKETE · Univerzitetni Klinični Center Maribor · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-0ca1-70c1-a249-d897cdab4d02/slovenia-miscellaneous-printed-matter-tiskovine-in-etikete) [Newsprint, handmade paper and other uncoated paper or paperboard for graphic purposes – Papiers reprographiques · Sénat · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-21e8-731f-8516-743acf6d0cad/france-newsprint-handmade-paper-and-other-uncoated-paper-or-paperboard-for-gr) [Printed books – achat de livres imprimes POUR LE reseau des equipements culturels de gpsea (2027-2030) · Grand Paris Sud Est Avenir · 17 days left · 4 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-170f-70dd-a381-186e516c1f4c/france-printed-books-achat-de-livres-imprimes-pour-le-reseau-des-equipements) [Advertising material – Dostawa materiałów promujących województwo w zakresie działań wspierających przedsiębiorczość i na potrzeby wydarzeń gospodarczych. · Województwo Łódzkie · 37 days left · 25 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-923b-7046-8765-bdf658c0db38/poland-advertising-material-dostawa-materialow-promujacych-wojewodztwo-w-zak)