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National Oceanography Centre: public contracts and tenders
National Oceanography Centre awarded 157 public contracts worth €25.2M where a value is stated since 2025-03-10; the security, fire-fighting and defence equipment contract held by S JONES CONTAINERS LIMITED ends on 2026-10-28 (end date stated). Source: Arcadium Data, data as of .
Awarded value = the award values the notices state (EUR at the notice date), 157 of 157 awards; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.
Buyer
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | National Oceanography Centre |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Buyer type | Sub-central government authority |
| City | Southampton |
| Sources | UK Contracts Finder, UK Find a Tender |
Top suppliers
| Supplier | Registry number | Website | Awards | Value won alone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLANET OCEAN LIMITED | 9 | €555k | ||
| Softcat PLC | 02174990 Companies House (GB) | softcat.com | 7 | €1.1M |
| Saderet Limited | 5 | €431k | ||
| Logicalis UK Limited | 03732397 Companies House (GB) | logicalis.com | 4 | €282k |
| ADAMS PRECISION HYDRAULICS LIMITED | 4 | €256k | ||
| NORTEK INSTRUMENTS LIMITED | 4 | €300k | ||
| STANDARD FUEL OILS LIMITED | 4 | €3.0M | ||
| DELL CORPORATION LIMITED | 02081369 Companies House (GB) | dell.com | 3 | €374k |
| A&A Business Supplies | 3 | €271k | ||
| ARB MECHANICAL ENGINEERING LIMITED | 3 | €1.1M | ||
| Mace Consult Limited | 3 | €531k | ||
| MJG MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED | 3 | €816k | ||
| AML Oceanographic Ltd | 2 | €329k | ||
| DM HABENS (THE BUILDER) LIMITED | 2 | €622k | ||
| GEOTEK Ltd | 2 | €135k |
Suppliers named on National Oceanography Centre's award notices (the top 15 of 90); registry number and website where the supplier is linked to its register entry. Winners that could be a private person are withheld.
Contracts ending in the next 18 months
End dates checked against the official notice: 99% right (n=100, 95% CI 94%-100%, 2026-10-26; method).
Award notices of National Oceanography Centre whose contract period ends in the next 18 months: the end date the notice states, else its start or signature date plus the stated duration. 72 contracts (the 25 soonest shown); a framework's value is a ceiling and is not shown.
Open calls for tender
No open call for tender from National Oceanography Centre today.
Spend by sector (CPV divisions)
| Sector | CPV | Awards | Awarded value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laboratory and precision equipment | 38 | 36 | €3.1M |
| Construction work | 45 | 21 | €4.1M |
| Repair and maintenance services | 50 | 15 | €3.8M |
| Software packages and information systems | 48 | 14 | €1.8M |
| Business services | 79 | 11 | €1.4M |
| Transport equipment | 34 | 6 | €656k |
| Architecture and engineering services | 71 | 6 | €671k |
| IT services | 72 | 6 | €363k |
| Fuel and energy | 09 | 5 | €4.0M |
| Radio, TV and telecom equipment | 32 | 4 | €475k |
| Furniture and cleaning products | 39 | 3 | €271k |
| Industrial machinery | 42 | 3 | €293k |
Award notices with a named winner, by the main CPV code; value = the total the notices state, in EUR at the notice date; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.
Recent awards
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Sources: UK Contracts Finder, UK Find a Tender, read through their open-data feeds without logging in. Buyer = contracting authority as named on the notice; notices are grouped by the normalised name and country.
Source: Arcadium Data tenders database, 3,811,022 official public procurement notices from EU TED, UK Find a Tender, UK Contracts Finder and national procurement boards, read through their open-data services (no logins). Winners that could be a private person (sole traders) are withheld; buyers are public bodies. Data as of 2026-10-27.
Questions
How many public contracts has National Oceanography Centre awarded?
National Oceanography Centre published 157 contract award notices between 2025-03-10 and 2026-10-20; the 157 that state a value add up to €25.2M (official notices, as of 2026-10-27).
Who are National Oceanography Centre's biggest suppliers?
By contract awards: PLANET OCEAN LIMITED (9), Softcat PLC (7) and Saderet Limited (5) (as of 2026-10-27). Winners that could be a private person are not named.
Which National Oceanography Centre contracts end soon?
72 contracts awarded by National Oceanography Centre end in the next 18 months. The soonest with a named holder is the security, fire-fighting and defence equipment contract held by S JONES CONTAINERS LIMITED, ending on 2026-10-28 (end date stated) (as of 2026-10-27).
Does National Oceanography Centre have open tenders now?
No call for tender from National Oceanography Centre is open today in the official notices we read (as of 2026-10-27). Its 3 earlier calls are counted on this page.
What does National Oceanography Centre buy?
Most of National Oceanography Centre's awards are in Laboratory and precision equipment (CPV 38) (36), Construction work (CPV 45) (21) and Repair and maintenance services (CPV 50) (15) (as of 2026-10-27).
Cite as: Arcadium Data, "National Oceanography Centre tenders and contracts: 157 awards, suppliers, contracts ending", https://arcadiumdata.io/tenders/buyers/national-oceanography-centre-gb/, data as of 2026-10-27.