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Third Party Chart Production Support 2026

UK Hydrographic Office

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: UK Hydrographic Office

Buyer Address: Admiralty Way, Taunton, UKK23, TA1 2DN, United Kingdom

Contact Name: James Bishop

Contact Email: procurement@ukho.gov.uk

Contact Telephone: +44 (0)1823 443280

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
8055000.0 GBP
Gross: 9666000.0 GBP
Published
29 Oct 2025, 16:05
Deadline
07 Jan 2026, 11:00
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
63726000 - Miscellaneous water transport support services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

The UK Hydrographic Office (“Authority”), based in Taunton, Somerset, requires support for its Operational requirements for an initial 36 months term, with 1 optional 12 month extension, as follows: 1.Gridding and Data Improvement - to carry out data improvement tasks within the Hydrographic Database to enable gridding of our data packages and generation of new gridded ENC cells. 2.Compilation and Support - to carry out the full range of these cartographic compilation tasks 3.Repromat Processing – to manage the conversion of Foreign Government Hydrographic Office (FGHO) charts that are being adopted into the UKHOs digital and paper chart series. 4.CUIA - to create Notice to Mariners, Blocks, Tracings, chart base updates and maintain their associated audit trails. 5.HDT and DCPT Support - to update and maintain the Hydrographic Data Base for work specified by the Hydrographic Data Team. The Authority intends to carry out any subsequent procurement of similar services via a Direct Award as outlined in Paragraph 8b of Schedule 5 – Direct Award of the Procurement Act 2023. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Taunton:-Miscellaneous-water-transport-support-services./9EQB4H8HFZ To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/9EQB4H8HFZ

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Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069511-2025

Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Lots

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Value: GBP 8,055,000.00

Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 9,666,000.00

Lot 1 Contract Start: 2026-05-01T00:00:00+01:00

Lot 1 Contract End: 2030-04-30T23:59:59+01:00

Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 1 Award Criterion (cost): Price (20%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Technical Questions (70%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Social Value (10%)

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

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