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Tenders awarded by National Oceanography Centre
Live data from Contracts Finder and Find a Tender. 11 awards we have tracked from National Oceanography Centre, with the suppliers winning the work and how their procurement is shifting.
11
awards tracked
£2.9m
total contract value
£261k
average award size
9.1%
awarded to SMEs
Recent awards
Latest tenders awarded by National Oceanography Centre
Provision of Servers and Storage
Awarded to DELL CORPORATION LIMITED on 25 Feb 2026 · Computer servers
£156k
Provision of an AFM-IR Imaging System
Awarded to Bruker UK Ltd on 25 Feb 2026 · Spectroscopy devices and Microscopes
£589k
Provision of Servers and Storage
Awarded to DELL CORPORATION LIMITED on 2 Feb 2026 · Computer servers
£136k
Provision of Halo ITSM Licences
Awarded to Softcat plc on 23 Jan 2026 · Software package and information systems
£70k
Provision of a Group Life Master Trust
Awarded to AVIVA LIFE & PENSIONS UK LIMITED on 1 Jan 2026 · Life insurance services
£700k
Provision of Microsoft Licence Agreement, software licences and related products
Awarded to Softcat PLC on 5 Dec 2025 · Software package and information systems and Industry specific software package and Networking, Internet and intranet software package and Networking software package and Platform interconnectivity software package and Optical jukebox server software package and Operating system enhancement software package and Network operating system software package and Networking developers' software package and Network connectivity terminal emulation software package and Transaction-processing software package and License management software package and Miscellaneous networking software package and Internet and intranet software package and Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software package and Document creation software package and Drawing and imaging software package and Scheduling and productivity software package and Business transaction and personal business software package and Communication and multimedia software package and Database and operating software package and Software package utilities and Information systems and servers and Miscellaneous software package and computer systems
£300k
Provision of Manage Engine Cloud Licence and Implementation
Awarded to BOXXE Ltd on 7 Nov 2025 · Security software package
£82k
Provision of AV Equipment & Installation
Awarded to Logicalis UK Limited on 4 Nov 2025 · Audio-visual equipment and Installation of telecommunications equipment
£98k
Provision of IBM Storage Protect and IBM Spectrum Scale Licensing & Support
Awarded to Softcat PLC on 14 Oct 2025 · Backup or recovery software package
£158k
Provision of an IP Allocation Service
Awarded to IP Performance Limited on 14 Sept 2025 · Networking software package
£77k
Provision of a Public Affairs Agency - RM6124 Communications Marketplace Call Off
Awarded to LUTHER PENDRAGON LIMITED on 17 Jul 2025 · Public relations services
£500k
Spend pattern
What National Oceanography Centre buys, and how the spend behaves
National Oceanography Centre has issued 11 tracked awards worth £2.9m across the period we monitor. The average award sits at £261k. Spend skews towards Computer servers, Life insurance services and Spectroscopy devices and Microscopes. The largest single award we have on record went to AVIVA LIFE & PENSIONS UK LIMITED for £700k, on a Provision of a Group Life Master Trust notice. Only 9.1% of awards have gone to SMBs, so smaller suppliers are under-represented relative to the wider market. Activity is accelerating sharply month on month.
Where National Oceanography Centre actually spends
Computer servers
2 awards · £292k
Life insurance services
1 award · £700k
Spectroscopy devices and Microscopes
1 award · £589k
Public relations services
1 award · £500k
Software package and information systems and Industry specific software package and Networking, Internet and intranet software package and Networking software package and Platform interconnectivity software package and Optical jukebox server software package and Operating system enhancement software package and Network operating system software package and Networking developers' software package and Network connectivity terminal emulation software package and Transaction-processing software package and License management software package and Miscellaneous networking software package and Internet and intranet software package and Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software package and Document creation software package and Drawing and imaging software package and Scheduling and productivity software package and Business transaction and personal business software package and Communication and multimedia software package and Database and operating software package and Software package utilities and Information systems and servers and Miscellaneous software package and computer systems
1 award · £300k
Biggest single award
£700k
Provision of a Group Life Master Trust
Won by AVIVA LIFE & PENSIONS UK LIMITED on 1 Jan 2026
Busiest month
Feb 26
3 awards published, totalling £881k.
Last 30 days vs the prior 30: sharply up.
Top suppliers
Who is winning the work
Softcat PLC
2 awards · £458k total
DELL CORPORATION LIMITED
2 awards · £292k total
AVIVA LIFE & PENSIONS UK LIMITED
1 award · £700k total
Bruker UK Ltd
1 award · £589k total
LUTHER PENDRAGON LIMITED
1 award · £500k total
Logicalis UK Limited
1 award · £98k total
BOXXE Ltd
1 award · £82k total
IP Performance Limited
1 award · £77k total
Related sectors
The categories where National Oceanography Centre concentrates its spend.
- Computer servers →
- Public relations services →
- Software package and information systems and Industry specific software package and Networking, Internet and intranet software package and Networking software package and Platform interconnectivity software package and Optical jukebox server software package and Operating system enhancement software package and Network operating system software package and Networking developers' software package and Network connectivity terminal emulation software package and Transaction-processing software package and License management software package and Miscellaneous networking software package and Internet and intranet software package and Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software package and Document creation software package and Drawing and imaging software package and Scheduling and productivity software package and Business transaction and personal business software package and Communication and multimedia software package and Database and operating software package and Software package utilities and Information systems and servers and Miscellaneous software package and computer systems →
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