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Published 19 Feb 2026, 14:35 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of a Kongsberg EK-80 Echo Sounder System

Official notice

Authority: National Oceanography Centre (Public body)

Below threshold - without competition
Awarded value£106,457published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 30 Jan 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Kongsberg Discovery AS

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This 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 published

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
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
South East (UKJ32)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065853 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    19 Feb 2026, 14:35 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £106,4571 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Jan 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
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

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
  • Kongsberg Discovery ASAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PJCP-5936-PGBM Strandpromenaden 50, Horten, NO, 3183 Horten, NOContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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