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# UK Hydrographic Office · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-hydrographic-office-gov-ea51). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** UK Hydrographic Office is a Central government based in South East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 123 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** UK Hydrographic Office
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** South East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PZZG-9616-WGXT` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 123
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £38m (median award: £54k) across 31 of 31 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** govuk-organisations (UK Hydrographic Office)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-hydrographic-office-gov-ea51

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (median of 2 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 50% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 4% below the published estimate (median of 2 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 54 (89%), Framework: 6 (10%), Dynamic purchasing system: 1 (2%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 22 (36%), Direct award: 21 (34%), Selective: 7 (11%), Route not published: 6 (10%), Limited / restricted: 5 (8%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 15 notices, last 24 months (25% of this period)
2. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 8 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)
3. **[Supporting and auxiliary transport; travel](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/supporting-and-auxiliary-transport-services-travel-agencies--63000000) (CPV 63):** 6 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
4. **[Laboratory, optical and precision](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-38000000) (CPV 38):** 4 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)
5. **[Office and computing machinery](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/office-and-computing-machinery-equipment-and-supplies-except-30000000) (CPV 30):** 2 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Hobbs the Printers Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hobbs-the-printers-limited-coh-00422132):** 3 procedures
2. **[Amey Community Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/amey-community-ltd-coh-02564794):** 3 procedures
3. **[Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/freshfields-bruckhaus-deringer-llp-coh-oc334789):** 3 procedures
4. **[Compass Contract Services (UK) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/compass-contract-services-u-k-limited-trading-as-ess-governm-coh-02114954):** 2 procedures (4 awards)
5. **[VAISALA LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/vaisala-ltd-coh-01487125):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Scrumconnect Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/scrumconnect-ltd-coh-07804221):** £12m · [Development and Support Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/development-and-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06b56f) · Awarded: 15 Jun 2026
2. **[Teledyne Geospatial, a business unit of Teledyne Digital Imaging, Inc.](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/teledyne-geospatial-a-business-unit-of-teledyne-digital-imag-GB-PPON-PRQM-7271-YZCY):** £11m · [Licencing Agreement & Publication Capability](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/licencing-agreement-publication-capability-ocds-h6vhtk-0544f3)
3. **[CHERSOFT LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/chersoft-limited-coh-03861633):** £11m · [Publications Support and Development 2026](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/publications-support-and-development-2026-ocds-h6vhtk-05a577) · Awarded: 28 Apr 2026
4. **[Mastek (UK) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mastek-uk-ltd-coh-02731277):** £1.6m · [Application Support - 1 Year Transition Only](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/application-support-1-year-transition-only-ocds-h6vhtk-067203)
5. **[Bramble Hub Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bramble-hub-limited-coh-04136381):** £1.0m · [User Experience Capability 2026](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/user-experience-capability-2026-ocds-h6vhtk-077a75) · Awarded: 11 Sept 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 4
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 23
- **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 UK Hydrographic Office intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-hydrographic-office-gov-ea51#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-hydrographic-office-gov-ea51
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt