Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Oceano R5 Acoustic Release Capital Instruments
Authority: National Oceanography Centre (Public body)
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: South East (UKJ3)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 19 Mar 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Exail
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Exail Oceano R5 is an oceanographic acoustic release designed for long‑term subsea deployments in harsh marine environments. The system enables the controlled acoustic release of subsea payloads of up to 2,500 kg and is operable at water depths of up to 6,000 metres. The Oceano R5 is suited to deep‑water scientific and oceanographic applications requiring robust, long‑life subsea release capability. The National Oceanography Centre has procured ten of the R5's for it marine operations.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 14 Apr 2026, 09:29 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Apr 2026, 09:29 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-033554- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published14 Apr 2026, 09:29 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastContracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- EXAIL LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
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- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender