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COB Zoutwater golfslagbad - Saltwater wave flume

Notice published in Dutch. The AI analysis summarises it for you in your language.

Official notice and documents

Public buyer: Universiteit Gent
Gent
Place of performance: 8400 Oostende, West Flanders
Amount awarded: €448,498 excl. VAT
Planned end of contract: 27 March 2026
Bids received: 7
Procedure: Competitive negotiated procedure
You first submit an application; shortlisted candidates bid, then negotiate with the buyer.
Publication: 26 December 2025
Notice language: Dutch

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Description

This contract concerns the purchase/building of a saltwater wave flume plus all necessary components, to generate and measure high-quality waves and currents. The wave flume will be hosted by Bluebrigde, located at Ostend Science Park in Ostend (Wetenschapspark 1). The use of seawater rather than freshwater will allow to work with living marine organisms to study combinations of physical and biological processes.

The saltwater wave flume and its sub-components are described in multiple lots included in this contract. *** Dit contract betreft de aankoop/bouw van een zoutwater golfgoot met alle nodige componenten om golven en stromingen van hoge kwaliteit op te wekken en te meten. De golfgoot zal worden ondergebracht bij Bluebrigde, gelegen op het Wetenschapspark Oostende in Oostende (Wetenschapspark 1). Het gebruik van zeewater in plaats van zoet water zal het mogelijk maken om met levende mariene organismen te werken om combinaties van fysische en biologische processen te bestuderen.

De zoutwatergolfgoot en zijn subcomponenten worden beschreven in meerdere percelen die deel uitmaken van dit contract.

Awarded to

AQUALIFE NV BCE/KBO 0452.966.343

8 lots

Design, construction and installation of the flume structure.
Design, construction, installation and commissioning of a wave maker system
Design, construction, installation and benchmarking of a current generation system.
Design, construction and installation of a life support system.
Providing the components for a measurement mounting system.
Data Acquisition System
Wave height measurement sensors to measure the wave conditions.
Current measurement sensors to measure the velocity of the water current.

CPV codes

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42990000 35125100 42912300 44112000 48613000 48614000

Winning prices for comparable contracts

A quarter below: €243,078
Median: €371,950
A quarter above: €473,874

Amounts awarded (excl. VAT) over the last 3 years for 16 contracts in the same CPV group (4299…), excluding framework agreements. Half of the contracts fall between the two quartiles. TED source: mostly contracts above the EU thresholds, so amounts tend to be high.

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Source : TED – Office des publications de l'Union européenne © Union européenne, données retraitées. Reference 864254-2025.