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Procurement of Design, Manufacture and Supply of Investment Casting Tooling and Castings for Radar Tide Gauges

National Oceanography Centre

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29 Sep 2026 at 09:58

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) procured the design and manufacture of three investment-casting mould tools, followed by the supply of castings. These components are for manufacturing radar tide gauges at NOC’s Liverpool site. The requirement covers both bespoke tooling and the castings produced using it, within the foundry moulds category. The buying organisation is the National Oceanography Centre, a public research organisation based in Southampton. Delivery is in the Liverpool area. The work supports NOC’s production of radar tide gauges, which measure changes in sea level without physical contact with the water. Suppliers would need to provide the tooling design and manufacture as well as the subsequent castings, rather than only supplying general foundry services or unrelated marine equipment.

The procurement is complete and awarded to Newby Foundries Investment Casting Limited. The contract was signed on 29 September 2026, with a value of £58,315 excluding VAT (£69,978 including VAT). Its initial term runs from 29 September 2026 to 28 September 2028, with an option for NOC to extend by up to a cumulative maximum of 24 months, at its discretion. This was a direct award below the relevant threshold, without competition. The requirement was organised as a single lot. The published outcome identifies the supplier and contract value; no award date or evaluation criteria are stated in the available process data.

This award demonstrates a specific NOC requirement for investment-casting tooling and castings used in radar tide-gauge manufacture. A credible supplier for a comparable requirement would need the capability to design and make mould tools, then produce castings to suit those tools and the application. The scope combines precision tooling with follow-on component supply, so experience managing both stages would be relevant. Suppliers would also need to serve delivery requirements in the Liverpool area and work with a research organisation’s equipment-manufacturing needs. The selected company specialises in investment casting, showing the relevance of foundry expertise to this purchase. The direct, non-competitive route was used for this below-threshold contract; the award does not establish that future requirements will use the same route.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Procurement of Design, Manufacture and Supply of Investment Casting Tooling and Castings for Radar Tide Gauges

Notice Description

The contract covers the design and manufacture of three investment-casting mould tools and the subsequent supply of castings, for use in the manufacture of radar tide gauges at the NOC's Liverpool site.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077c0d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091675-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

43 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment

CPV Codes

43415000 - Foundry moulds

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£58,315 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
29 Sep 2026 - 28 Sep 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
National Oceanography Centre
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SOUTHAMPTON
Postcode
SO14 3ZH
Postcode Area
Southampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ32 Southampton
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Southampton
Electoral Ward
Bargate
Westminster Constituency
Southampton Itchen

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

NEWBY FOUNDRIES INVESTMENT CASTING LIMITED

Further Information

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