Hydrophones, Acoustic Release Transponders Procurement Plan/GPN/PIN - 146585855

Procurement Summary

Country: Finland

Summary: Hydrophones, Acoustic Release Transponders and a Command and Control Unit for the Transponders

Deadline: 19 Sep 2026

Posting Date: 05 Aug 2026

Other Information

Notice Type: Procurement Plan/GPN/PIN

TOT Ref.No.: 146585855

Document Ref. No.: 542009-2026

Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

CPV Classification

38292000 - Hydrographic instruments

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Tender Details

Hydrophones, acoustic release transponders and a command and control unit for the transponders
Please note that this is a prior infromation notice and this notice is not a call for tenders. The information provided in this notice is preliminary and may change as the preparation progresses. The Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) is planning to purchase hydrophones, acoustic release transponders and a command and control unit for the transponders. Hydrophones are needed for research conducted on aquatic mammals to record their underwater calls and the surrounding underwater soundscape. The specific requirements for the hydrophones are: • Low power consumption, very low self-noise and 60 kHz bandwidth • Long battery endurance lasting up to 160 days • Must be able to provide up to 2 TB of removable data storage • Recording bandwidth of 20 Hz - 60 kHz • Sample rate of up to 192 kS/sec • Must provide a durable titanium housing • Must contain a removable protective hydrophone cage • Must be able to operate in depths of several hundred meter - up to 500 m depth rating • Must be suitable for up to 1 year deployments In addition, the hydrophones cannot be retrieved from depths by diving; thus, a remote release mechanism that brings the hydrophone up to the water surface is needed to accompany the hydrophone. The requirements for the release transponders are: • Must be compatible with the hydrophone type used in the project • 13 months deployment with alkaline battery pac...
Document Type: Prior Information Notice

Reference Number: LUKE/2336/02.10.01.00.05/2026

Contract Type: supplies

Authority Type: body-pl

Doc Title: Hydrophones, acoustic release transponders and a command and control unit for the transponders

Dispatch Date: 2026-08-04

Publish Date: 2026-08-05

Submission Date: 2026-09-19

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