Contract

Provision of an Autonomous Environmental DNA (eDNA) Water Sampling Instrument

  • National Oceanography Centre

UK7: Contract details notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-084988

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05fa8e

Published 19 December 2025, 2:49pm



Scope

Reference

2025PRNOC-1043

Description

The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) requires an autonomous in-situ robotic water sampling instrument for the collection of environmental DNA (eDNA), including associated hardware and documentation.

The contract was awarded to ensure compatibility and continuity with existing RoCSI deployments and datasets, as alternative solutions would not have met the full technical, operational, and integration requirements without introducing significant technical and operational risk.


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • 72054 USD excluding VAT
  • 86465 USD including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Date signed

19 December 2025

Contract dates

  • 19 December 2025 to 18 December 2026
  • 1 year

Main procurement category

Goods

CPV classifications

  • 38292000 - Hydrographic instruments

Contract locations

  • UKJ32 - Southampton

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - without competition


Supplier

McLane Research Laboratories, Inc.

121 Bernard Saint Jean Drive

East Falmouth, Massachusetts

02536

United States

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

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Contracting authority

National Oceanography Centre

  • Companies House: 11444362
  • Charity Commission (England and Wales): 1185265
  • Scottish Charity Register: SC049896
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYLV-3456-PMCQ

National Oceanography Centre

Southampton

SO14 3ZH

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ32 - Southampton

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government