Scope
Reference
2025PRNOC-1047
Description
This contract is for the supply, delivery and installation of furniture required to support a time-critical reconfiguration and fit-out at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton. The requirement covers the provision of workspace, meeting and breakout furniture (including collaboration pod solutions) and associated accessories, together with delivery, positioning/installation and handover. The scope is a single, defined project requirement, commissioned to enable the Project Guppy fit-out programme.
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £109,842.87 excluding VAT
- £131,811.44 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Date signed
22 December 2025
Contract dates
- 29 December 2025 to 30 June 2026
- 6 months, 3 days
Main procurement category
Goods
Options
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.
Quantities and item groupings are indicative and non‑binding. The contract includes an option to adjust the final mix of furniture and accessories (and associated installation services) to reflect final space planning and site verification, while remaining within the overall scope of the requirement.
CPV classifications
- 39000000 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
Contract locations
- UKJ32 - Southampton
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - limited competition
Supplier
A&A Business Supplies
Unit 21, City Industrial Park, Southern Road,
Southampton,
SO15 1HG
United Kingdom
Email: sales@aa-business.co.uk
Website: https://aa-business.co.uk/
Region: UKJ32 - Southampton
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1
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
Email: noc_tenders@noc.ac.uk
Website: https://noc.ac.uk/
Region: UKJ32 - Southampton
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government