Official UK procurement notice
Provision of a Carousel Water Sampler
Authority: National Oceanography Centre (Public body)
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 22 Dec 2025
Awarded to Planet Ocean Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply of a replacement SBE 32 Carousel Water Sampler (carousel frame) to maintain operational capability of an existing Sea‑Bird CTD system. The replacement must be fully compatible with the remaining CTD infrastructure, including a frame that has been custom‑modified for this specific configuration, to ensure continued safe and reliable CTD deployments. The required equipment is proprietary and is only available through an appropriate authorised reseller for the manufacturer.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Dec 2025, 15:32 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Dec 2025, 15:32 GMT
- Authority reference
2025PRNOC-1035- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-085924- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fcc6Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published23 Dec 2025, 15:32 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Dec 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planet Ocean LtdSME | US$54,553 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Planet Ocean LtdSME
- Signed
- 22 Dec 2025
- Value
- US$54,553
- Period
- 22 Dec 2025 – 21 Dec 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PLANET OCEAN LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender