Quayside Repair

NOC's GBP 88,800 wall repair contract still needs handback evidence

Published 9 August 2026 Publisher IMWO Region Europe Confidence Confirmed
National Oceanography Centre waterfront campus within the Southampton port estate

National Oceanography Centre; Southampton site context image, not evidence of NOCP00510 mobilisation, repairs or acceptance

National Oceanography Centre signed Seawork Marine Services on 8 May 2025 for GBP 88,800 including VAT. The contract covered quayside wall and pontoon repairs at NOC Southampton and ran from 13 August to 12 September 2025. Mobilisation, repair quantities, handback, acceptance and final payment remain unconfirmed in public sources.

The signed notice moved delivery out of the initial July window

Find a Tender's UK7 notice controls the signed supplier, including-VAT value, signature and later contract period. The UK5 notice controls the direct-route rationale, scope and superseded July estimate. The process page connects both official notices. No cited record proves physical delivery or closeout.

The calendar closes before the evidence chain does

A one-month marine repair contract can affect waterfront access, pontoon serviceability and operational safety, but a scheduled end date says nothing about completed quantities, defects or owner handback. The procurement title also does not justify expanding the package beyond the quayside wall and pontoon scope stated in the notices.

Evidence conclusion

Keep the record at award until physical closeout is documented

A signed, below-threshold direct contract is the firm commercial baseline. NOC, Seawork Marine Services, GBP 88,800 including VAT, the ABP nominated-supplier rationale and the August-September 2025 period are confirmed. No public source identifies dimensions, repair methods, marine plant, lower tiers, completed work, acceptance or final account. ABP remains landlord and procurement-route context, not the contracting authority or a disclosed works party.

Outstanding evidence

  • Physical start and worksite access
  • Wall length, pontoon count and repair quantities
  • Repair method, materials and marine plant
  • Diving, survey, design and lower-tier parties
  • Navigation and waterfront operating restrictions
  • Handback, defects close-out and owner acceptance
  • Payment, variations and final account

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