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UHO

UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

UK Hydrographic Office

UK Hydrographic Office is a UK public-sector contracting authority. This profile aggregates its public-record procurement — top suppliers, categories, recent awards, open tenders and expiring contracts.

Data period: 2023-06-17 to 2026-06-17Updated 2026-06-17

£528.4M

Total spend

124

Contract awards

106

Unique suppliers

£4.3M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, UK Hydrographic Office has awarded 124 contracts worth £528.4M to 106 suppliers between 2023-06-17 and 2026-06-17, at an average contract value of £4.3M, with the top five suppliers holding 88% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to UK Hydrographic Office

Top-five suppliers hold 88% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
NORBIT Subsea AS1£400.0M
IIC TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED3£24.0M
AvePoint UK Ltd1£20.8M
Teledyne Geospatial, a business unit of Teledyne Digital Imaging, Inc.1£11.3M
CHERSOFT LIMITED1£10.5M
MASTEK (UK) LTD.2£7.6M
ESRI (UK) LIMITED2£6.1M
HOBBS THE PRINTERS LIMITED1£4.6M
April Six Ltd2£4.5M
Media Zoo Limited1£3.5M
CBRE MANAGED SERVICES LIMITED1£3.3M
XOCEAN UK Ltd1£2.1M
ANTALIS LIMITED1£1.8M
Antalis Limited1£1.8M
Packaged Sounds Group LTD1£1.6M
INSIGHT DIRECT (UK) LTD2£1.1M
Bray Leino1£1.1M
BJSS LIMITED1£1.0M
METHODS BUSINESS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY LIMITED1£1.0M
White Spruce Ltd1£1.0M

Procurement categories

What UK Hydrographic Office buys

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.

38290000

38290000
2 awards£400.0M

71350000

71350000
11 awards£27.1M

48710000

48710000
1 awards£20.8M

48320000

48320000
2 awards£11.3M

79970000

79970000
1 awards£10.5M

72260000

72260000
10 awards£9.1M

79340000

79340000
4 awards£7.9M

72210000

72210000
4 awards£7.6M

79810000

79810000
1 awards£4.6M

79620000

79620000
13 awards£4.2M

72220000

72220000
10 awards£3.9M

22990000

22990000
2 awards£3.6M

79990000

79990000
3 awards£3.6M

79820000

79820000
4 awards£2.3M

72310000

72310000
5 awards£1.6M

79950000

79950000
2 awards£1.2M

30210000

30210000
2 awards£950K

60110000

60110000
1 awards£727K

79410000

79410000
3 awards£721K

48210000

48210000
2 awards£710K

Recent contracts

Latest UK Hydrographic Office contracts awarded

The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Supply of bespoke chart paper

ANTALIS LIMITED · 2026-06-10

£1.8M

Supply of bespoke chart paper

Antalis Limited · 2026-05-22

£1.8M

Third Party Chart Production Support 2026

IIC TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED · 2026-04-29

£8.0M

Developer Secure Coding Platform

Boxxe Limited · 2026-04-29

£34K

Publications Support and Development 2026

CHERSOFT LIMITED · 2026-04-28

£10.5M

Third Party Chart Production Support 2026

IIC TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED · 2026-04-27

£8.0M

Security Operations Services

ALEXANDER MANN SOLUTIONS LIMITED · 2026-04-22

£422K

Shore Based Navigation Research for the UKHO

Thetius · 2026-04-20

£44K

UKHO ExpressRoute

Syntura Group Limited · 2026-03-30

£136K

Geocable Database

GLOBAL MARINE SYSTEMS LIMITED · 2026-03-30

£73K

Third Party Chart Production Support 2026

IIC TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED · 2026-03-25

£8.0M

Application Support - 1 Year Transition Only

MASTEK (UK) LTD. · 2026-03-23

£1.6M

UKHO Book Publications 2026

HOBBS THE PRINTERS LIMITED · 2026-02-05

£4.6M

Integrated Continuous Plankton Recorder

The Marine Biological Association · 2026-01-23

£14K

PSN Hardware 2025

CDW Limited · 2026-01-19

£750K

Solarwinds 2025-2028

Phoenix Software Ltd · 2026-01-19

£215K

Facilities Management Support 25-27

Ridge Associates LLP · 2025-12-09

£250K

HR Payroll System

MHR International UK Limited · 2025-11-12

£512K

Maldives Seabed Mapping - Cost / Benefit Analysis

FULL CIRCLE ECONOMICS LIMITED · 2025-10-30

£30K

UKHO - Hubspot Firmographic Data

S&P GLOBAL LIMITED · 2025-10-30

£54K

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Storage, fulfilment and worldwide freighting

£3.5M

Application Support 2027

£10.0M

Supply, Delivery, Installation & On-Site Maintenance of Digitisation Scanning Equipment

£80K

Publications Storage and Fulfilment Services

£4.0M

Financial Audit for UKHO- IC-ENC 2026

£108K

Production Systems Support and Development

£11.5M

CASTLE Support and Development

£6.0M

Third Party Chart Production Support 2026

£8.0M

Book publications 2026

£4.6M

Digital Chart Paper

£3.0M

Satellite Derived Bathymetry

£3.5M

Publications Storage and Fulfilment Services

£4.0M

Travel Management Services

£4.0M

Marine Environmental Monitoring Stations

£4.0M

Chart production support

£5.0M

Book publications and finishing services

£4.5M

ESRI Enterprise Agreement

£6.0M

CASTLE Support and Development

£6.0M

Production Systems Support and Development

£11.5M

Development and Support Services

£8.0M

Pipeline

Contracts expiring in the next 12 months

When these contracts end, UK Hydrographic Office typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.

Shore Based Navigation Research for the UKHO

Expires: 2026-06-24

£44K

UKHO EPI-Use Data Sync Manager 2023-26

Expires: 2026-06-30

£31K

Total Facilities Management 2024 - 2026

Expires: 2026-06-30

£3.3M

Application Support - 1 Year Transition Only

Expires: 2026-07-06

£1.6M

His Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office' (HMNAO) Replacement

Expires: 2026-09-03

£506K

UKHO Bullwall Ransomware

Expires: 2026-09-14

£30K

Supply of CD and DVD Duplication and Fulfilment Services Contract

Expires: 2026-09-25

£1.6M

ISO Certification Services

Expires: 2026-09-30

£131K

UKHO - Password Manager Pro - 2023-26

Expires: 2026-10-20

£15K

ESRI Enterprise Agreement

Expires: 2026-12-31

£6.0M

Veeam Backup and Replicate 2024-27

Expires: 2027-02-14

£400K

UKHO Dotfuscator Support 2024-27

Expires: 2027-02-28

£22K

UKHO Citrix Support 2024 - 2027

Expires: 2027-03-31

£600K

Security Operations Services

Expires: 2027-04-12

£422K

Next Generation Sailing Directions Data Migration

Expires: 2027-04-13

£788K

Defence Chart printing and Fulfilment

Expires: 2027-04-14

£400K

None Clinical Staffing

Expires: 2027-04-24

£400K

None Clinical Staffing

Expires: 2027-04-24

£400K

None Clinical Staffing

Expires: 2027-04-24

£400K

None Clinical Staffing

Expires: 2027-04-24

£400K

None Clinical Staffing

Expires: 2027-04-24

£400K

None Clinical Staffing

Expires: 2027-04-24

£400K

None Clinical Staffing

Expires: 2027-04-24

£400K

None Clinical Staffing

Expires: 2027-04-24

£400K

None Clinical Staffing

Expires: 2027-04-24

£400K

Marketing Events and Exhibitions 2024

Expires: 2027-05-12

£1.1M

Print on Demand Support and Maintenance 2025-2027

Expires: 2027-05-31

£304K

Market analysis

Bidding into UK Hydrographic Office — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

88%

Top-5 supplier share

32d

Avg response window

29d

Median response window

22mo

Avg contract duration

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to UK Hydrographic Office

How much does UK Hydrographic Office spend on procurement?

UK Hydrographic Office awarded 124 contracts totalling £528.4M between 2023-06-17 and 2026-06-17, working with 106 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £4.3M.

Who are UK Hydrographic Office's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to UK Hydrographic Office by total award value are NORBIT Subsea AS, IIC TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, AvePoint UK Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 88% of contract value.

What does UK Hydrographic Office buy from suppliers?

UK Hydrographic Office's procurement is concentrated in 38290000, 71350000, 48710000, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

How can my business bid for UK Hydrographic Office contracts?

UK Hydrographic Office publishes open tenders on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. ENKII matches your business against live tenders, identifies certifications you'll need, and surfaces frameworks worth applying to. Free Readiness Score in 3 minutes.

What's the typical response window for UK Hydrographic Office tenders?

UK Hydrographic Office typically gives suppliers a median of 29 days to respond (average 32 days). Standard contract duration is around 22 months.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-06-17

This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.

Source portals

  • · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
  • · Contracts Finder
  • · Spend Network
Full methodology — calculations, refresh cadence & caveats

Source records remain subject to Open Government Licence v3.0 attribution. ENKII doesn't warrant accuracy beyond the source portals' own publication.

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