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# National Oceanography Centre · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-oceanography-centre-coh-11444362). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** National Oceanography Centre is a Other public body based in South East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 141 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** National Oceanography Centre
- **Classification:** Other public body
- **Delivery Region:** South East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PYLV-3456-PMCQ` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 141
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £10m (median award: £61k) across 76 of 76 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-oceanography-centre-coh-11444362

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 2 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 13% above the published estimate (median of 2 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 133 (99%), Framework: 1 (1%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 85 (63%), Limited / restricted: 37 (28%), Route not published: 8 (6%), Open: 4 (3%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 3 notices, last 24 months (2% of this period)
2. **[Laboratory, optical and precision](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-38000000) (CPV 38):** 2 notices, last 24 months (1% of this period)
3. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 2 notices, last 24 months (1% of this period)
4. **[Transport equipment and products](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-equipment-vehicles-34000000) (CPV 34):** 1 notices, last 24 months (1% of this period)
5. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 1 notices, last 24 months (1% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Planet Ocean Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/planet-ocean-ltd-coh-04831755):** 8 procedures (9 awards)
2. **[Saderet Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/saderet-limited-GB-FTS-157247):** 5 procedures
3. **[Standard Fuel Oils Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/standard-fuel-oils-ltd-coh-07555993):** 4 procedures
4. **[Nortek Instruments Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/nortek-instruments-limited-coh-04540022):** 4 procedures
5. **[ADAMS PRECISION HYDRAULICS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/adams-precision-hydraulics-limited-coh-12573371):** 4 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[A & P Falmouth Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/a-p-falmouth-limited-coh-00103287):** £2.5m · [NOC Research Vessel Dry-Dock Refit and Maintenance Contract 2026](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/noc-research-vessel-dry-dock-refit-and-maintenance-contract-2026-ocds-h6vhtk-05e760) · Awarded: 9 Dec 2025
2. **[ARB Mechanical Engineering Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/arb-mechanical-engineering-ltd-coh-06425216):** £627k · [Chilled Water Main Chillers Replacement](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/chilled-water-main-chillers-replacement-ocds-h6vhtk-065c7b)
3. **[Damen Shipyards](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/damen-shipyards-GB-PPON-PWLR-8384-GXMN):** £572k · [RRS James Cook Refit Contract 2025](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rrs-james-cook-refit-contract-2025-ocds-h6vhtk-04ef24) · Awarded: 19 Mar 2025
4. **[D M HABENS (THE BUILDER) LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/d-m-habens-the-builder-ltd-coh-03558772):** £454k · [Project Guppy](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/project-guppy-ocds-h6vhtk-05df9a)
5. **[GURALP SYSTEMS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/guralp-systems-limited-coh-02199239):** £450k · [Provision of Ocean Bottom Seismometers](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-ocean-bottom-seismometers-ocds-h6vhtk-059555) · Awarded: 9 Oct 2025

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 43
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 61
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full National Oceanography Centre intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-oceanography-centre-coh-11444362#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-oceanography-centre-coh-11444362
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt