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Provision of a Kongsberg EK-80 Echo Sounder System

National Oceanography Centre · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 20:01.

Opportunity overview

This contract was for the provision of a Kongsberg EK‑80 Echo Sounder System, including subsea wideband transceiver units, associated software licences, and a set of specialist depth‑rated transducers for underwater research applications. The scope covered the supply of WBT Tube subsea transceivers, frequency‑band licences, calibration reference targets, dummy loads, an Ethernet test cable, and both ES200‑7CDK and ES70‑18CD split‑beam transducers, as detailed in the accepted quotation. The equipment was supplied as complete, ready‑to‑deploy components suitable for installation on subsea platforms and autonomous marine systems.

Awarded to

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Contract value
£106.5k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
30 Jan 2026
Including VAT
£127.7k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PJCP-5936-PGBM
Location
Horten, NO, 3183 Horten, Norway

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
2025PRNOC-1044
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
National Oceanography Centre
Id
GB-COH-11444362

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
11444362

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-CHC
Id
1185265
Entry 2
Scheme
GB-SC
Id
SC049896
Entry 3
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYLV-3456-PMCQ

Address

Street Address
National Oceanography Centre
Locality
Southampton
Postal Code
SO14 3ZH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ32

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Kongsberg Discovery AS
Id
GB-PPON-PJCP-5936-PGBM

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PJCP-5936-PGBM

Address

Street Address
Strandpromenaden 50
Locality
Horten
Postal Code
3183 Horten
Country
NO
Country Name
Norway
Region
NO

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
38290000
Description
Surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic and hydrological instruments and appliances

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ32
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PJCP-5936-PGBM
Name
Kongsberg Discovery AS

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Above Threshold
No
Date Signed
30 Jan 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
30 Jan 2026, 00:00
Ends
1 Apr 2027, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
127,747.87
Amount
106,456.56
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
015307-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
19 Feb 2026, 14:35
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Southampton · UKJ32 · SO14 3ZH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 015307-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·