Provision of an Integrated Safety and Risk Management System (Organisation and Marine)

Authority: National Oceanography Centre (Public body)

GoodsAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)Architecture & Engineering (71)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: South East (UKJ32)

Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice

Contract term 3 yrsends 1 Dec 2028 · up to 1 Dec 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) seeks to procure a comprehensive, integrated software system and associated services for the management of Health, Safety, and Enterprise-Wide Risk. The required solution will support and unify operations across the NOC's shore-based sites in Southampton and Liverpool, and its two ocean-going research vessels, RRS James Cook and RRS Discovery.

The primary objective is to acquire a solution that ensures full compliance with the International Safety Management (ISM) Code for our marine operations and the ISO 45001 standard for our shore-based occupational health and safety management system.

This is a call for participation not competition.

CPV: Compliance software development services · Hazard protection and control consultancy services · Industry specific software development services · Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSME

Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 – 1 Dec 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 1 Dec 2029 with extensions

Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: Extension options published

48000000 Software package and information systems 71317000 Hazard protection and control consultancy services 72212100 Industry specific software development services 72212170 Compliance software development services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Past planning notice
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
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: 25 Jun 2025, 13:40 BST
Last source update: 25 Jun 2025, 13:40 BST
Authority reference: NOCP00541
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-035069
Latest notice: Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV): Compliance software development servicesHazard protection and control consultancy servicesIndustry specific software development servicesSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area: South East (UKJ32)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-055365 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

25 Jun 2025 → 1 Dec 2025 · 3 dates

Planning notice published
25 Jun 2025, 13:40 BST
Market engagement
25 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is conducting a pre-market engagement exercise to inform its requirements for an Integrated Health, Safety, and Risk Management System. This exercise will take the form of a capability assessment. The purpose of this engagement is to understand the solutions available in the market. This is not a call for competition rather participation in a pretender SMT exercise.
In order to take part in this capability assessment please email NOC_Tenders@noc.ac.uk no later than 25th of July. We will then provide you a copy of the Capability Assessment to complete.
Following the capability assessment the NOC may look to identify a cross section of the market who may be invited to provide additional demonstrations / SMT response questionnaires prior to tender finalisation.
Contract starts332 days ago
1 Dec 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Preliminary market engagement notice published
25 Jun 2025, 13:40 BST
UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

National Oceanography Centre

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-CHC: 1185265 · GB-COH: 11444362 · GB-PPON: PYLV-3456-PMCQ National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, South East, SO14 3ZHContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender25 Jun 2025, 13:40 BST