UKRI-5739 Micro Cat · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£28,497published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 6 Feb 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Planet Ocean Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD) sensor capable of recording temperature and salinity data at depths up to 3500m. The instrument needs to operate for months autonomously and record high quality data.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

35125100 Sensors

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 25 Feb 2026, 14:11 GMT
Last source update: 25 Feb 2026, 14:11 GMT
Authority reference: UKRI-5739
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-016928
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-065c22 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
25 Feb 2026, 14:11 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £28,4971 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 6 Feb 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Planet Ocean LtdSME	£28,497 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

UKRI-5739 Micro Cat · Planet Ocean LtdSME
Signed
6 Feb 2026
Value
£28,497
Period
7 Feb 2026 – 25 Mar 2026
Status
active

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

Planet Ocean LtdAwarded supplier Unit 16 Camberley Business Centre Bracebridge, Camberley, South East, GU15 3DPContact 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 Tender25 Feb 2026, 14:11 GMT