Official UK procurement notice
Provision of a Kongsberg EK-80 Echo Sounder System
Authority: National Oceanography Centre (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis contract was for the provision of a Kongsberg EK‑80 Echo Sounder System, including subsea wideband transceiver units, associated software licences, and a set of specialist depth‑rated transducers for underwater research applications. The scope covered the supply of WBT Tube subsea transceivers, frequency‑band licences, calibration reference targets, dummy loads, an Ethernet test cable, and both ES200‑7CDK and ES70‑18CD split‑beam transducers, as detailed in the accepted quotation. The equipment was supplied as complete, ready‑to‑deploy components suitable for installation on subsea platforms and autonomous marine systems.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- 19 Feb 2026, 14:35 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Feb 2026, 14:35 GMT
- Authority reference
2025PRNOC-1044- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-015307- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065853Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published19 Feb 2026, 14:35 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kongsberg Discovery AS | £106,457 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Kongsberg Discovery AS
- Signed
- 30 Jan 2026
- Value
- £106,457
- Period
- 30 Jan 2026 – 1 Apr 2027
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Kongsberg Discovery ASAwarded 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