# Underwater Lifting Platform for Towing Tank - AWARD

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [University of Southampton](/buyers/university-of-southampton/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Blackfish Engineering Design Ltd
- Award value: £39,468
- Tender value: £39,468
- Award date: 11 January 2018
- Published: 6 March 2018
- Contract start: 14 February 2018
- Contract end: 13 February 2019
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 4a568e7f-2662-4bbb-b42f-136e441ac21f-203579
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7f99a842-424b-4ca3-ad74-086fc3bbb84c

## Description

The University of Southampton is currently finalising the fitup of a new towing tank in the Boldrewood Innovation Campus\. This facility will be used to perform hydrodynamics experiments on ships, autonomous vehicles and various floating devices\. In order to expand the capacities to this towing tank to the offshore and renewable energy markets, the University wished to acquire an underwater lifting platform for the tank\. This platform will have dimensions of approximately 6 m x 2 m and will be permanently mounted to the bottom of the tank at 3\.5 m depth\. Floating models will be attached to this platform's floor and be tested in various waves conditions\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4a568e7f-2662-4bbb-b42f-136e441ac21f-203579)