Official UK procurement notice
Provision of CTD Deployment Cable for Research Vessel Operations
Authority: National Oceanography Centre (Public body)
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£89,280published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 3 Sept 2026
Awarded to ELMERIDGE CABLES LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply of two 8,000m armoured CTD deployment cables for use aboard NOC research vessels. The cables are required to support the deployment and recovery of oceanographic instrumentation whilst providing real-time data transmission during scientific research activities.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Awarded
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
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 22 Sept 2026, 14:30 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Sept 2026, 14:30 BST
- Authority reference
2025PRNOC-1017- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0777a9
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £89,2801 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Sept 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELMERIDGE CABLES LIMITEDSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · ELMERIDGE CABLES LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 3 Sept 2026
- Value
- £89,280
- Period
- 3 Sept 2026 — 2 Sept 2027
- Status
- active
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published22 Sept 2026, 14:30 BSTUK7
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ELMERIDGE CABLES 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