Provision of a Contract for Core Scanning Equipment Servicing

Official notice

Authority: National Oceanography Centre (Public body)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: South East (UKJ32)

Awarded value£29,650published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 29 Jan 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Cox Analytical Systems

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A contract for the servicing of our Itrax Core Scanner, a key piece of equipment in our BOSCORF facility.

The contract supplier is the OEM of the equipment and therefore the only viable provider of the required services.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East

50532000 Repair and maintenance services of electrical machinery, apparatus and associated equipment

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 6 Feb 2026, 10:29 GMT
Last source update: 6 Feb 2026, 10:29 GMT
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-010809
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: South East (UKJ32)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0649be Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
6 Feb 2026, 10:29 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £29,6501 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 29 Jan 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Cox Analytical Systems	£29,650 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Cox Analytical Systems
Signed
29 Jan 2026
Value
£29,650
Period
29 Jan 2026 – 23 Nov 2028
Status
active
Options
Options to include ad-hoc on site support visits at a fixed price, with the provision of a ~4% increase per annum in line with inflation

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

National Oceanography Centre

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-CHC: 1185265 · GB-COH: 11444362 · GB-PPON: PYLV-3456-PMCQ National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, South East, SO14 3ZHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Cox Analytical SystemsAwarded supplier Östergårdsgatan 7, Mölndal, SE, 431 53, SEContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender6 Feb 2026, 10:29 GMT