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Published 29 Oct 2025, 16:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Third Party Chart Production Support 2026

Official notice

Authority: UK Hydrographic Office (Central government)

Open framework schemeServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63) Delivery: UK

Framework ceiling (notional)£8,055,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Submissions closed 7 Jan 2026awarded 25 Mar 2026

Awarded to IIC Technologies Ltd

Framework period 4 yrsends 30 Apr 2030 · starts 1 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The UK Hydrographic Office ("Authority"), based in Taunton, Somerset, requires support for its Operational requirements for an initial 36 months term, with 1 optional 12 month extension, as follows:

1.Gridding and Data Improvement - to carry out data improvement tasks within the Hydrographic Database to enable gridding of our data packages and generation of new gridded ENC cells.

2.Compilation and Support - to carry out the full range of these cartographic compilation tasks

3.Repromat Processing - to manage the conversion of Foreign Government Hydrographic Office (FGHO) charts that are being adopted into the UKHOs digital and paper chart series.

4.CUIA - to create Notice to Mariners, Blocks, Tracings, chart base updates and maintain their associated audit trails.

5.HDT and DCPT Support - to update and maintain the Hydrographic Data Base for work specified by the Hydrographic Data Team.

CPV: Miscellaneous water transport support services

How this framework works

From the published notice

Type: Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
Call-offs: every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
Places: up to 1 suppliers · 1 bids received (1.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
Framework period: 4 yrs from 1 May 2026
Scheme runs until: 30 Apr 2030

Published description of the framework

Call off Order Forms

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 4 yrsSMEPublished value£8,055,000

Contract period: 1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2030 (4 yrs)Value: £8,055,000 exc. VAT · £9,666,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

63726000 Miscellaneous water transport support services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Quality: 70%Price: 20%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (3)

Technical Questions: 70%
Price: 20%
Social Value: 10%

Published award criteria (3)

Price
Technical Questions
Social Value

What this means for your bid

Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
“Third Party Chart Production Support 2026” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Open framework scheme
Who may use this agreement: Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 29 Oct 2025, 16:05 GMT
Last source update: 29 Apr 2026, 08:05 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 6 Mar 2026
Authority reference: 4600000756
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-069511
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Miscellaneous water transport support services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d695 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta

Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup

Appointment period ends: 7 Jan 2026, 11:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 18 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.delta-esourcing.com ↗

Timeline

29 Oct 2025 → 1 May 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published357 days ago
29 Oct 2025, 16:05 GMT
Clarification questions by337 days ago
18 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
Admission / appointment period ends287 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown
7 Jan 2026, 11:00 GMT
Award decision expected by228 days ago
6 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Assessment summaries sent210 days ago
25 Mar 2026
Standstill ends196 days ago
7 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Latest notice published175 days ago
29 Apr 2026, 08:05 BST
Contract starts173 days ago
1 May 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Oct 2025

Tender notice published
29 Oct 2025, 16:05 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
25 Mar 2026, 09:51 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
25 Mar 2026, 09:51 GMT
Contract signature expected
24 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
27 Apr 2026, 09:49 BST
UK7
Contract details notice published
29 Apr 2026, 08:05 BST
UK7

Routine re-releases (4)

2025-10: 1 release · 29 Oct 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 12 awards · see the list ↓

Bids received 1

Named bidders 1published on the award notice

Contracts signed 2latest 24 Apr 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
IIC Technologies LtdSME1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2029 · up to 30 Apr 2030Extensions: Additional extension years	£8,000,000	25 Mar 2026	Awarded

Contracts

All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £8,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

Third Party Chart Production Support 2026 · IIC Technologies LtdSME
Signed
24 Apr 2026
Value
ceiling above
Period
1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2029 · up to 30 Apr 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
One 12 month extension
9 agreed KPIs: SOR Gridding and Data Improvement KPI 1 - Infill Tasks · SOR Gridding and Data Improvement KPI 2 - Gridding Task · SOR Gridding and Data Improvement KPI 3 - ENC Creation …
- SOR Gridding and Data Improvement KPI 1 - Infill Tasks
- SOR Gridding and Data Improvement KPI 2 - Gridding Task
- SOR Gridding and Data Improvement KPI 3 - ENC Creation
- SOR CUIA KPI 1 - Accuracy
- SOR Compilation and Support KPI 1 - CAT 1
- SOR Compilation and Support KPI 2 - CAT 2
- SOR Compilation and Support KPI 3 - CAT 3
- SOR Compilation and Support KPI 4 - CAT 4
- SOR Compilation and Support KPI 5 - CAT 5
Third Party Chart Production Support 2026
Signed
24 Apr 2026
Value
ceiling above
Period
1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2029 · up to 30 Apr 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
One 12 month extension
9 agreed KPIs: SOR Gridding and Data Improvement KPI 1 - Infill Tasks · SOR Gridding and Data Improvement KPI 2 - Gridding Task · SOR Gridding and Data Improvement KPI 3 - ENC Creation …
- SOR Gridding and Data Improvement KPI 1 - Infill Tasks
- SOR Gridding and Data Improvement KPI 2 - Gridding Task
- SOR Gridding and Data Improvement KPI 3 - ENC Creation
- SOR CUIA KPI 1 - Accuracy
- SOR Compilation and Support KPI 1 - CAT 1
- SOR Compilation and Support KPI 2 - CAT 2
- SOR Compilation and Support KPI 3 - CAT 3
- SOR Compilation and Support KPI 4 - CAT 4
- SOR Compilation and Support KPI 5 - CAT 5

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders	0	0	—

Who bid

wonIIC TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED · Yorkshire and the Humber

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Hydrographic Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PZZG-9616-WGXT Admiralty Way, Taunton, South West, TA1 2DNContact name, email, phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

IIC TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDFramework contractorGB-COH: 02746976GB-PPON: PBCP-5168-ZDGP The Catalyst, York Science Park, York, Yorkshire & Humber, YO10 5GAContact email

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Signed contract contractSigned contractPDF
Signed contract contractSigned contractPDF

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender29 Apr 2026, 08:05 BST
Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender27 Apr 2026, 09:49 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender25 Mar 2026, 09:51 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender29 Oct 2025, 16:05 GMT