Contract

Provision of Office and Breakout Furniture for urgent redesign of Project Guppy Refit

  • National Oceanography Centre

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

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-085905

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

Published 23 December 2025, 3:12pm



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

Region: UKJ32 - Southampton

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

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