Optical hydrophone array

Ministerie van Defensie

Published: May 12, 2026

Updated: May 21, 2026

Source: TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (EU)

This tender has been awarded

Awarded to Optics11 B.V.

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About This Opportunity

Award notice from Ministerie van Defensie (Netherlands) — Optical hydrophone array. governance & public sector. Awarded to Optics11 B.V., Nov 2025.

This is a services contract in the governance and public administration sector. Located in Netherlands, Europe, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums.

Published through TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (EU), a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for services in the governance and public administration sector. Service contracts are typically evaluated on both technical quality and price, and may require bidders to demonstrate relevant experience and qualified personnel. This contract has already been awarded. The information is published for transparency and market intelligence purposes.

Description

Assignment for installation and experimentation with a optical hydrophone array on the seabed to test and simulate operational scenarios for detecting underwater and surface audio signatures for purposes of potential threat detection.

Data provenance

This notice is sourced from TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (EU) and was originally published on May 12, 2026. Last refreshed today. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.

About Ministerie van Defensie

Ministerie van Defensie has issued 250 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 54 currently open and 139 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in General Supplies & Services, Governance & Public Administration, and Transport & Logistics. All notices are published for Netherlands. Notices are distributed via TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (EU) and Netherlands TenderNed. Most recent publication: May 21, 2026.

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