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Published 12 Feb 2026, 17:57 GMT

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Official UK procurement notice

Provision of a Low-Frequency Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler

Official notice

Authority: National Oceanography Centre (Public body)

Below threshold - limited competition
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: South East (UKJ32)
Awarded value£75,514published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 10 Feb 2026
Awarded to Nortek Instruments Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has awarded a contract for the provision of a low-frequency Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) for deployment on the RAPID array offshore of the Bahamas.

The procurement forms part of a planned refresh of ageing instrumentation and provides enhanced profiling capability to improve data quality and enable comparison of full-depth current profiles with existing interpolated measurements.

The instrument is designed for long-term, unattended deployment of up to two years and will be integrated either within existing syntactic buoyancy elements or via a seabed-mounted configuration, depending on final operational requirements.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: South East
38290000 Surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic and hydrological instruments and appliances

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - limited competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Administrative change
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 Feb 2026, 17:57 GMT
Last source update
25 Feb 2026, 12:59 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-016876
Latest notice
Contract change notice (UK10)
Delivery area
South East (UKJ32)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06535b Find a Tender

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Feb 2026
  1. Contract details notice published
    12 Feb 2026, 17:57 GMT
    UK7
  2. Contract change notice published
    25 Feb 2026, 12:59 GMT
    UK10
  3. Contract change proposed
    2 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £75,5141 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Feb 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Nortek Instruments LimitedSME£75,514 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Nortek Instruments LimitedSME

    Signed
    10 Feb 2026
    Value
    £75,514
    Period
    10 Feb 2026 – 9 Feb 2027
    Status
    active
    • Change proposed 2 Mar 2026 contract change notice published

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
  • NORTEK INSTRUMENTS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04540022GB-PPON: PTYT-8997-YMQY Unit 3 Meridians Cross, Southampton, South East, SO14 3TJContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract change notice contractContract change noticeUK10Contract change notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender