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Published 24 Oct 2025, 10:51 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Syntactic Foam Requirement for Underwater Vehicles

Official notice

Authority: National Oceanography Centre (Public body)

Below threshold - limited competition
Sectors: Leather and textile fabrics, plastic and rubber materials (19) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 26 Sept 2025
Awarded to Alseamar

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) require the supply of 6000m-rated syntactic foam, machined to specified shapes, for integration into a long-range autonomous underwater vehicle (ALR 6000). The contract includes manufacture, precision machining, and delivery within a 14-week lead time.

The foam is a highly specialised deep-water material, with limited known market. Following requests for quotation ALSEAMAR was the only supplier to respond with a compliant offer. The material will be supplied directly by ALSEAMAR to meet the technical and performance requirements of the ALR build program and maintain the project schedule.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
19520000 Plastic products

Procedure 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
24 Oct 2025, 10:51 BST
Last source update
24 Oct 2025, 10:51 BST
Authority reference
NOCP00609
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-068092
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d325 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    24 Oct 2025, 10:51 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
AlseamarSME€65,780 inc. VAT †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · AlseamarSME

    Signed
    26 Sept 2025
    Value
    €65,780 inc. VAT
    Period
    26 Sept 2025 – 12 Dec 2025
    Status
    active

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • AlseamarAwarded supplier 117 rue d'Ollioules, Six-Fours-les-Plages, FR, 83140, FRContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender