Buyer profile · Central government
UK Hydrographic Office tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 9
- About one every 41 days
- Contracts awarded
- 19
- To 19 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £13.5m
- 13 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £150k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 0
- 2 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
UK Hydrographic Office has no tenders open right now.
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- £5mestimated
- £80kestimated
- £3.5mframework ceiling
- £10mestimated
- Value not stated
- £75kestimated
- £4mestimated
- £108kestimated
- £11.5mestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 7 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)46%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)8%
- Direct award (no competition)46%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow UK Hydrographic Office has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 35 days
- Longer than 85% of central government buyers
- Based on 7 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 46%
- Higher than 61% of central government buyers
- Based on 24 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 65%
- Higher than 78% of central government buyers
- Based on 20 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 1
- Fewer than 97% of central government buyers
- Based on 7 awards
- Split into lots
- 0%
- Lower than 66% of central government buyers
- Based on 9 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 46%
- Higher than 55% of central government buyers
- Based on 24 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- About the same as most central government buyers
- Based on 9 tenders
Compared with other central government buyers
UK Hydrographic Office: 35 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 0 |
| 20–25 days | 6 |
| 25–30 days | 31 |
| 30–35 days | 32 |
| 35–40 days | 8 |
| 40–45 days | 5 |
| 45–50 days | 0 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
UK Hydrographic Office: 1
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 3 |
| 2–4 bids | 29 |
| 4–6 bids | 27 |
| 6–8 bids | 6 |
| 8–10 bids | 6 |
| 10–12 bids | 3 |
| 12–14 bids | 1 |
| 14–16 bids | 1 |
| 16–18 bids | 3 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 0 |
UK Hydrographic Office: 46%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 33 |
| 10–20% | 24 |
| 20–30% | 21 |
| 30–40% | 9 |
| 40–50% | 8 |
| 50–60% | 11 |
| 60–70% | 7 |
| 70–80% | 9 |
| 80–90% | 10 |
| 90–100% | 19 |
UK Hydrographic Office: 65%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 3 |
| 10–20% | 5 |
| 20–30% | 13 |
| 30–40% | 18 |
| 40–50% | 33 |
| 50–60% | 27 |
| 60–70% | 22 |
| 70–80% | 7 |
| 80–90% | 12 |
| 90–100% | 5 |
Each column is a group of central government buyers with similar figures. The coloured column holds UK Hydrographic Office.See the full scoreboard
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific Journal Subscriptions 2025-2026 | Springer Nature Customer Service Center Gmbh | £21k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Maritime Innovation Module | SeaBot Maritime Limited | £20k | 31 Dec 2026 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP Litigation | Burges Salmon LLP | — | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Monitoring and Evaluation | London Economics Limited | £118k | 24 Sept 2026 |
| Soft Services - Consumables | Compass Contract Services Ltd | — | 21 Sept 2026 |
| C Plates Transport | Rapid Response Solutions Limited | — | 16 Sept 2026 |
| User Experience Capability 2026 | Bramble Hub | £1m | 11 Sept 2026 |
| UKHO IC-ENC Financial Audit | A C Mole LLP | £108k | 4 Sept 2026 |
| Soft Services Hospitality | Compass Contract Services Ltd | — | 14 Aug 2026 |
| Penetration Testing | Bridewell Consulting Limited | — | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Document Restoration 2026-2031 | Harwell Technical Services Limited | — | 1 Aug 2026 |
| Maritime Innovation Module | SeaBot Maritime Limited | — | 31 Jul 2026 |