Awarded contract

Kongsberg Discovery AS Single Source Contract for Hydrographic Sonar Support UK5 TN

Details

Buyer: Defence Equipment and Support : Ministry of Defence
Supplier(s): Kongsberg Discovery AS
Value: 1,000,000
Duration: 4 years
Topic: Surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic and hydrological instruments and appliances
Published: 30 July 2025
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

maintenance and provision of hull mounted Multibeam and Single Beam Echo Sounders (MBES / SBES) to Kongsberg Discovery AS to enable in-service support, calibration, maintenance, repair, training and replacement of the systems mentioned above manufactured by Kongsberg Discovery AS. ## Contract award Title: Kongsberg Discovery AS Single SOurce Contract for Hydrographic Sonar

Timeline

Completed: Award published30 July 2025
Current notice
Completed: Award date30 July 2025
Next: Contract expiry date1 September 2029in 3 years

About the buyer

Defence Equipment and Support is a central government executive agency that buys and supports equipment for the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force on behalf of the Ministry of Defence. Suppliers register on the Defence Sourcing Portal, where every opportunity above a set value is advertised. Contracts Finder carries the same tender and contract opportunities for wider visibility. Air, Land and Sea are DE&S's three capability areas, each running its own procurement. The Defence Suppliers Forum is the main channel for strategic industry engagement. Trade associations such as ADS, Make UK and techUK help route opportunities to businesses.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of Defence Equipment and Support's contract awards have been in repair and maintenance, security and defence equipment and transport equipment.

Relevant CPV codes

38290000 · Surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic and hydrological instruments and appliances
38292000 · Hydrographic instruments
71353100 · Hydrographic surveying services
71354400 · Hydrographic services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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