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National Oceanography Centre

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Total contracts

134

Known spend

£15m

94 disclosed

Average value

£164,308

Per contract

Active suppliers

10

Last 5 years

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Top suppliers

Last 5 years
  1. 1

    Planet Ocean Limited

    8 winslatest 16 Sept 2026

    £545,423

  2. 2

    Saderet Limited

    5 winslatest 29 Jul 2026

    £238,999

  3. 3

    Nortek Instruments Ltd

    4 winslatest 30 Sept 2026

    £260,262

  4. 4

    STANDARD FUEL OILS LIMITED

    4 winslatest 22 Sept 2026CH 07555993
  5. 5

    Teledyne Instruments Inc. d/b/a Teledyne Webb Research

    3 winslatest 26 Feb 2026

    £1m

  6. 6

    ARB MECHANICAL ENGINEERING LIMITED

    3 winslatest 25 Feb 2026

    £774,809

  7. 7

    MJG MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED

    3 winslatest 11 Aug 2026CH 05835032

    £706,503

  8. 8

    Adams Precision Hydraulics Limited

    3 winslatest 23 Mar 2026

    £131,407

  9. 9

    A&A Business Supplies

    3 winslatest 23 Dec 2025

    £109,843

  10. 10

    DM HABENS (THE BUILDER) LIMITED

    2 winslatest 08 Jul 2026CH 03558772

    £454,480

What they buy

By CPV category
  • Repair & maintenanceCPV 50

    2 contracts0

  • SoftwareCPV 48

    1 contract0

Tender activity

Notices published per month — last 24 months

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All contracts (134)

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ocds-h6vhtk-077d7f · award

Provision of long-range doppler velocity logs (DVL)

National Oceanography Centre
South East

NOC requires two DVLs to support the expansion of its ALR fleet. The DVLs are a critical component of the ALR system configuration and will be used within two new systems being add

£Up to £62,034
Posted · 1w agoView details →
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dd76ba1d-3271-491f-8e2c-058fe4e1fbe6 · Contract

Provision of source to contract solution

National Oceanography Centre
SME friendly

The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has awarded a contract for the provision of a cloud-based eProcurement and supplier management solution via G-Cloud 14. The solution will pro

££321,976
⏱ 30 Jun 2026
Posted · 1w agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-077c0d · award

Procurement of design, manufacture and supply of investment casting tooling and castings for radar tide gauges

National Oceanography Centre
South East

The contract covers the design and manufacture of three investment-casting mould tools and the subsequent supply of castings, for use in the manufacture of radar tide gauges at the

£Up to £58,315
Posted · 2w agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-077856 · award

Provision of recruitment agency services for the supply of temporary staff

National Oceanography Centre
South East

The NOC requires agency services to supply three temporary administrative staff to support the People & Skills team in delivering a personnel records review and remediation project

£Up to £26,037
Posted · 2w agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-0777d9 · award

Supply of MGO fuel to the RRS discovery - halifax oct 2026

National Oceanography Centre
South East

Supply of Marine Gas Oil (MGO) to a National Oceanography Centre research vessel. Delivery D-01: RRS Discovery (IMO No. 9588029), Port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Estimated qu

£On request
Posted · 3w agoView details →
N
ocds-h6vhtk-0777a9 · award

Provision of CTD deployment cable for research vessel operations

National Oceanography Centre
South East

Supply of two 8,000m armoured CTD deployment cables for use aboard NOC research vessels. The cables are required to support the deployment and recovery of oceanographic instrumenta

£Up to £89,280
Posted · 3w agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06e6ac · planning

Marine research vessel refit, maintenance, equipment and support services framework

National Oceanography Centre
South East

The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is looking to establish an open framework for the refit, maintenance, equipping and sustainment of its operational research vessels, includin

£On request
Posted · 3w agoView details →
N
ocds-h6vhtk-077428 · award

NOCS energy centre plant replacements

National Oceanography Centre
South East

The contract comprises the replacement of three critical plant assets serving the site's heating, cooling and seawater systems. The existing equipment has exceeded, or is approachi

£Up to £38,391
Posted · 3w agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06fb35 · award

Provision of an automated seawater total alkalinity analysis system

National Oceanography Centre
South East

Supply, installation and commissioning of an automated flow-through total alkalinity analysis system for continuous underway measurement in marine research applications. The contra

£Up to £41,000
Posted · 3w agoView details →
N
ocds-h6vhtk-06eff0 · award

Supply of HVO fuel to RRS discovery and RRS james cook september 2026

National Oceanography Centre
South East

Supply of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) fuel to two National Oceanography Centre research vessels by way of two bunker deliveries at two ports on consecutive days. The contract

£On request
Posted · 3w agoView details →
N
ocds-h6vhtk-06f997 · award

HPE tech care essential support services for marine IT shipboard infrastructure

National Oceanography Centre
South East

The contract provides HPE Tech Care Essential support services for National Oceanography Centre shipboard Marine IT infrastructure, including HPE servers and associated software. T

£Up to £74,758
Posted · 4w agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06f995 · award

Renewal of autodesk licenses 2026-27

National Oceanography Centre
South East

The contract is for the renewal of Autodesk software licence subscriptions and associated support services for a period of one year. The licences support engineering, design and ma

£Up to £112,222
Posted · 4w agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06f994 · award

Provision of labview volume licensing agreement

National Oceanography Centre
South East

Provision of a LabVIEW Volume Licensing Agreement (VLA) to support engineering and scientific users across the National Oceanography Centre. The agreement provides access to LabVIE

£Up to £31,560
Posted · 4w agoView details →
N
d940464d-fee9-4132-a24e-cd85c6d04b73 · Contract

Provision of support for HPC hardware and software

National Oceanography Centre
servicesSME friendly

The National Oceanography Centre is hiring a provider to maintain and support its high‑performance computing (HPC) hardware and software for one year, with a guaranteed 4‑hour response time for any faults.

££57,818
⏱ 21 Apr 2026
Posted · 4w agoView details →
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50a8ea22-0e35-4604-b2b6-20b8e1b1f625 · Contract

Provision of network licenses, support and hardware

National Oceanography Centre
servicesSME friendly

The National Oceanography Centre has awarded a contract for the provision of maintenance, software licensing support, technical assistance, and vendor support services for its ente

££120,954
⏱ 1 Jul 2026
Posted · 4w agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06f985 · award

Provision of a deep-ocean microstructure sensor package

National Oceanography Centre
South East

The contract is for the supply of a deep-ocean microstructure sensor package for use on the Autosub Long Range (ALR) vehicle fleet. The sensor will support the collection of high-r

£Up to £82,091
Posted · 4w agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06d913 · award

Supply of (HVO) fuel to RRS discovery august 2026

National Oceanography Centre
South East

Supply of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) fuel to RRS Discovery (IMO No. 9588029), berthed at Southampton, UK. Estimated Quantity required: 210,000 litres. The quantity is an esti

£On request
Posted · 1mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06e2e4 · award

Provision of ad-hoc security and guarding services

National Oceanography Centre
South East

Provision of ad-hoc manned guarding services to supplement the National Oceanography Centre's in-house security services. The contract includes the provision of SIA-licensed securi

£Up to £294,910
Posted · 2mo agoView details →
N
ocds-h6vhtk-06e2d2 · award

Provision for remote diagnostics and technical support for NOC vessels

National Oceanography Centre
South East

The contract is a service agreement with the supplier for the provision of: technical support, remote diagnostics, emergency assistance, maintenance support for the supplier specif

£On request
Posted · 2mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06e2ca · award

Provision of life saving appliances certification for the RSS james cook

National Oceanography Centre
South East

This contract is for the provision of assessment and certification services during the upcoming refit of RRS James Cook, scheduled for August to September 2026. The services relate

£Up to £25,163
Posted · 2mo agoView details →
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