Purchase of Xeos Apollo X7 Beacons
Details
- Supplier(s)
- Planet Ocean Limited
- Duration
- 1 year
- Topic
- Surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic and hydrological instruments and appliances
- Published
- 2 February 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
The requirement was for the supply of five (5) Xeos Apollo X7 submersible Iridium/GPS LED flasher beacons, each built with a titanium enclosure and depth‑rated to 11,000m. The units must include 7 D‑cell alkaline batteries, integrated Iridium satellite communication, GPS location capability, an ultra‑bright LED flasher, Bluetooth configuration, and solid‑state surface‑detection sensors. ## Contract award
Timeline
- Completed: Award published2 February 2026Current notice
- Completed: Award date2 February 2026
- Next: Contract expiry date22 February 2027in 4 months
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.
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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