Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Long-Range Doppler Velocity Logs (DVL)
Authority: National Oceanography Centre (Public body)
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: South East (UKJ32)
Awarded value£62,034published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 28 Sept 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Nortek Instruments Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNOC requires two DVLs to support the expansion of its ALR fleet. The DVLs are a critical component of the ALR system configuration and will be used within two new systems being added to the fleet.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
38110000 Navigational instruments
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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 30 Sept 2026, 12:34 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Sept 2026, 12:34 BST
- Authority reference
2026PRNOC-1252- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-092333- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077d7fFind a Tender
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £62,0341 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Sept 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nortek Instruments LimitedSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Nortek Instruments LimitedSME
- Signed
- 28 Sept 2026
- Value
- £62,034
- Period
- 28 Sept 2026 — 27 Sept 2027
- Status
- active
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published30 Sept 2026, 12:34 BSTUK7
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NORTEK INSTRUMENTS 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