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Published 19 Mar 2025, 15:34 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-4848 PROVOR CTS 5 BGC-ARGO Bio optical profiling floats

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: South West (UKK14)
Awarded value£136,671published award · inc. VAT
Awarded 18 Mar 2025no call for competition
Awarded to NKE Instrumentation

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply of PROVOR CTS 5 BGC-ARGO Bio optical profiling floats to British Antarctic survey, Cambridge

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The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: South West
38290000 Surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic and hydrological instruments and appliances

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
19 Mar 2025, 15:34 GMT
Last source update
19 Nov 2025, 16:55 GMT
Authority reference
UKRI-4848
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-075414
Latest notice
Contract termination notice (UK11)
Delivery area
South West (UKK14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ef31 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Supply of additional PROVOR CTS 5 BGC-BIO ARGO Optical profiling floats

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

15 Apr 2025 → 19 Nov 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends
    15 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published342 days ago
    19 Nov 2025, 16:55 GMT

Notice history

6 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Mar 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    19 Mar 2025, 15:34 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    4 Apr 2025, 15:34 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    18 Apr 2025, 00:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    30 Apr 2025, 08:57 BST
    UK7
  5. Contract change notice published
    19 Nov 2025, 11:00 GMT
    UK10
  6. Contract termination notice published
    19 Nov 2025, 16:55 GMT
    UK11
Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2025-04: 1 release · 4 Apr 2025
  • 2025-03: 1 release · 19 Mar 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £136,6711 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Apr 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
NKE Instrumentation18 Apr 2025 – 1 Oct 2025£136,671 inc. VAT18 Mar 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · NKE Instrumentation

    Signed
    17 Apr 2025
    Value
    £136,671 inc. VAT
    Period
    1 Oct 2025 – 23 Oct 2025
    Status
    terminated, Goods Delivered
    Final value
    €164,200
    Termination
    contractCompleted
    • Change 30 Sept 2025 Export shipping & handling delays

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire, South West, SN2 1FLContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • NKE InstrumentationAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PPXP-5436-VCHN Rue Gutenberg, ZI Kérandré, Hennebont, FR, 56700, FRContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract termination notice contractContract termination noticeUK11Contract termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract change notice contractContract change noticeUK10Contract change notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender