AwardedAwarded 24 April 2026
Third Party Chart Production Support 2026
UK Hydrographic Office · Central government
In brief
UK Hydrographic Office awarded architecture and engineering work to IIC Technologies Ltd on 24 April 2026.
It is a framework worth up to £8,055,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.
The contract runs for 4 years, starting 1 May 2026.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
What the notice says
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.
Who won
| Winner | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| IIC Technologies Ltd 1 bid received | £8,000,000 | 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2029 |
| IIC Technologies Ltd 1 bid received | £8,000,000 | Awarded 25 March 2026 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2029 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Tender notice · UK4, notice 069511-2025
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 027156-2026
- Contract details notice · UK7, notice 037846-2026
- Contract details notice · UK7, notice 038886-2026
About the buyer
UK Hydrographic OfficeLast 12 months
Procurements
37Awards
20Suppliers it has used most for architecture and engineering
- IIC Technologies Ltd1 contract
- The Marine Biological Association1 contract
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From notice 069511-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 29 October 2025, last updated 29 April 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.