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OpenStage · planning

NPL Management Limited

UAA Small Tank

Construction MaterialsCPV 38000000
Value£245k
Deadline28 Sept 2026
Published13 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 13 Jul 2026ClosedCloses 28 Sept 2026
Who to contact
etenders@npl.co.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£245ktotal contract value
median £100k
this tender£0£1.3m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Industrial Machinery band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 5,734 valued Industrial Machinery tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

NPL is seeking a solution for design, development and integration of a new underwater acoustics open tank test facility.

This notice is split into lots; stakeholder and supplier management and collaboration will be the responsibility by NPL.

All lots will be integrated into a wider system, and the integration activities will be managed by NPL including collaboration between suppliers as required.

The facility will be comprised of an open water tank (Lot A), a water filtration system (Lot B) and a gantry-type positioning and control system (Lot C).

Acoustic test panels and hydrophones will be deployed into the open water tank.

The test panels and hydrophones are mounted on the control and positioning system to perform material characterisation and hydrophone calibration activities.

These activities will take place by scanning test panels and translating the hydrophones in the water.

The schematic block diagram of the facility includes overall room dimensions.

Please engage with this notice and NPL Procurement to receive the attachments.

The requirements specification provides all relevant details for the open water tank, water filtration system and positioning and control system.

The high-level PBS indicates what NPL Engineering and suppliers will be responsible for; any requirements relevant to the operating room will be the responsibility of NPL Estates which will be managed by NPL internally but are given in this notice as they help to provide context to the wider system.

Please engage with this notice and NPL Procurement to receive the attachments.

This is not an evaluation exercise and nothing in this activity will limit the opportunity to engage in any follow on Invitation To Tender.

The specifications in the Lots below is not an exhaustive list and further details will be provided in the tendering documents.

This requirement is structured into three distinct lots.

Suppliers are invited to submit their interest on a single lot, any combination of lots, or all lots.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

NPL is seeking a solution for design

NPL is seeking a solution for design, development and integration of a new underwater acoustics open tank test facility.

02

All lots will be integrated into

All lots will be integrated into a wider system, and the integration activities will be managed by NPL including collaboration between suppliers as required.

03

The high-level PBS indicates what NPL Engineering

The high-level PBS indicates what NPL Engineering and suppliers will be responsible for; any requirements relevant to the operating room will be the responsibility of NPL Estates which will be managed by NPL internally but are given in this notice as they help to provide context to the wider system.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a91b
Stage
planning · Planning
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
065603-2026
View the original notice on Find a Tender

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