Provision of a Seapath and MGC Navigation System & System Upgrade for RRS Discovery

National Oceanography Centre
South East
Direct award
11 November 2025 to 10 November 2026

Provision of a Seapath 385 Inertial Navigation System and MGC-R3 Compass to replace obsolete equipment on the RRS Discovery. The scope includes hardware delivery, integration with the existing Kongsberg navigation suite, calibration, and sea trials to ensure operational continuity. Work must be performed by Kongsberg-qualified personnel to maintain system compatibility and safety standards.

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Awarded value: £197k; As published
Published: 13 November 2025
Awarded: 11 November 2025; KONGSBERG
Contract length: 12 months; Ends 10 November 2026

What the contract covers

Mixed goods and services contract

Supply, installation, and commissioning of marine inertial navigation systems and compass hardware for research vessel navigation and positioning requirements.

Supply of a Seapath 385 Inertial Navigation System (INS) with an MGC-R3 Compass for the RRS Discovery research vessel
Installation and commissioning of the system
Technical support for integration, calibration, and sea trials

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Mixed goods and services contract
Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 12 months
Contract dates: 11 November 2025 to 10 November 2026
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
CPV codes: 34933000, 50241100

Services in this contract

Marine navigation equipment, charts and publicationsMain service£197k typicalSupply and installation of inertial navigation system and compass for research vessel

Lifecycle

Published
13 November 2025
Contract awardedto KONGSBERG
11 November 2025
Contract starts
11 November 2025
Contract ends
10 November 2026

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Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/334378/provision-of-a-seapath-and-mgc-navigation-system-and-system-upgrade-for-rrs-disc
Buyer reference: 2025PRNOC-1014
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e02e
Last checked: 5 November 2026

National Oceanography Centre. Provision of a Seapath and MGC Navigation System & System Upgrade for RRS Discovery. Contract award, 13 November 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/334378/provision-of-a-seapath-and-mgc-navigation-system-and-system-upgrade-for-rrs-disc (accessed 5 November 2026).