Provision of Long-Range Doppler Velocity Logs (DVL)
Details
- Supplier(s)
- Nortek Instruments Ltd t/a Nortek UK
- Value
- £62,034
- Duration
- 1 year
- Topic
- Navigational instruments
- Published
- 30 September 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
NOC 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. ## Contract award
Timeline
- Completed: Award published30 September 2026Current notice
- Completed: Award date30 September 2026
- Next: Contract expiry date27 September 2027in 12 months
About the buyer
National Oceanography Centre is one of the world's top oceanographic institutions, and a dedicated procurement team runs its purchasing. Contracts above threshold are advertised through Contracts Finder and Find a Tender. 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. The procurement team is currently implementing the Procurement Act 2023 across its processes.
£434bn was the total UK public sector procurement spend in FY 2025/26.
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.
Relevant CPV codes
- 38110000 · Navigational instruments
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@national-oceanography-centre.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@national-oceanography-centre.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@national-oceanography-centre.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@national-oceanography-centre.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@national-oceanography-centre.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@national-oceanography-centre.gov |
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