Forth and Tay members

SFF Services Limited

Business type: Marine

Contact: Steven Alexander, Managing Director
Address: 24 Rubislaw Terrace, Aberdeen AB10 1XE
Email:
Countries worked in: Primarily United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS) waters, but also occasionally in Norwegian waters.

Established in 1986, by the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF), SFF Services Limited provides a wide range of vessel and personnel services to the offshore energy and telecommunications industries in areas of mutual interest.

Services offered include: guard/fisheries liaison vessels, marine survey support vessels, trawl sweep and clearance verification, fisheries liaison officers (FLO) & fisheries consultancy, technology deployment (drone, AUV and ROV) and oil spill response. Environmental noise monitoring mitigation services such as marine mammal observer (MMO), passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) and acoustic deterrent devices (ADD) are also available.

Capabilities

Established supplier with significant experience supplying the sector

Pre-Construction Development Phase (DEVEX): Marine Mammals Surveys
Pre-Construction Development Phase (DEVEX): Fishing Studies & Liaison
CAPEX - Balance of Plant - Manufacture / Supply Services: Vessels or Vessel Equipment Provision
OPEX - Operations & Maintenance: Workboats & Helicopter services

Good capacity and some experience in supplying the sector

OPEX - Operations & Maintenance: Marine Operations

Capabilities to supply, but no/limited experience in the sector

Pre-Construction Development Phase (DEVEX): Seabed Bethnic Surveys
Pre-Construction Development Phase (DEVEX): Geophysical Surveys
Pre-Construction Development Phase (DEVEX): Geotech Surveys
Pre-Construction Development Phase (DEVEX): Ornithological Surveys
Pre-Construction Development Phase (DEVEX): Survey Vessels
Pre-Construction Development Phase (DEVEX): Met Mast Survey & Inspection
Pre-Construction Development Phase (DEVEX): Access Vessels
CAPEX - Balance of Plant - Manufacture / Supply Services: Marine Coordination or Shipping Services
OPEX - Operations & Maintenance: Offshore Logistics including Accommodation / Base
Decommissioning: Decommissioning

Case studies

SSE: Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm (OWF)

Contract type: Marine: provision of vessel and offshore personnel

2017-18: Long-term provision of guard vessel services during the construction phase of the project. 2013-17: Ad hoc provision of both offshore fisheries liaison officer (FLO) and marine mammal observer (MMO) services 2010-12: Ad hoc provision of offshore fisheries liaison officer (FLO) services

EDF: Neart na Gaoithe OWF