Official UK procurement notice
Project Guppy · UK public procurement notice
Authority: National Oceanography Centre (Public body)·On behalf of: MACE CONSULT LIMITED
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: South East (UKJ32)
Awarded value£454,480published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 12 Nov 2025
Awarded to D M HABENS (THE BUILDER) LTD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis contract is for the Refurbishment and Reconfiguration of Eight Ground Floor Meeting Rooms, Breakout Areas, and External Courtyard at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), Southampton.
Scope of Works:
The contract comprises the internal refurbishment and reconfiguration of eight ground floor meeting rooms, associated breakout areas, and the external courtyard. The works will include, but are not limited to:
- Full replacement of ceilings in all designated areas
- Installation of new internal partitions
- Replacement of end-of-life double glazed window units
- Replacement of fire doors and associated fire-stopping measures
- All related mechanical and electrical installations
- All associated builders' works required to complete the refurbishment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Nov 2025, 13:31 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Nov 2025, 13:31 GMT
- Authority reference
NOCP00596- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-073189- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05df9aFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published12 Nov 2025, 13:31 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £454,4801 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Nov 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| D M HABENS (THE BUILDER) LTDSME | £454,480 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Project Guppy · D M HABENS (THE BUILDER) LTDSME
- Signed
- 12 Nov 2025
- Value
- £454,480
- Period
- 1 Dec 2025 – 1 May 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- MACE CONSULT LIMITEDProcuring entitySpecification drafting, part of the tender assessment team, Project management.
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- DM HABENS (THE BUILDER) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender