Expired contract

Provision of Multibeam Echo Sounders

Details

Supplier(s)
Norbit Subsea
Value
£128,600
Duration
1 month
Topic
Echo sounders
Published
19 November 2025

Tender description

Supply of one Norbit WINGHEAD B43 Multibeam Echo Sounder system, including titanium housing, Sonar Interface Unit, Power Supply Unit, 8m cable, mounting bracket, miscellaneous cables, accessories, and manual, packed in a Pelican Case. The system features ultra high-resolution curved array bathymetry, 0.5° x 0.9° resolution at 400kHz, real-time sonar head sound velocity sensor, 1500m depth rating, and 1024 dynamically focused beams. The procurement also includes two extended warranty periods for hardware, firmware, and software, and a pressure test certificate for 1500m. Delivery is required within 4 weeks from order confirmation, FCA Trondheim, Norway. All goods and services must meet the specification and be supplied in accordance with the contract terms and applicable UK law. ## Contract award

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published19 November 2025
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date19 November 2025
  3. Completed: Contract expiry date31 December 2025

About the buyer

National Oceanography Centre is one of the world's top oceanographic institutions, and a dedicated procurement team runs its purchasing. Much of its buying goes through pre-negotiated framework agreements and the Crown Commercial Service. A framework covers refit, maintenance and equipment support for research vessels including RRS Discovery and RRS James Cook. Just over 1,400 suppliers work with the centre, four in five of them based in the UK.

Over the past 5 years, most of National Oceanography Centre's contract awards have been in laboratory and precision equipment, construction work and software and information systems.

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