Official UK procurement notice
CSP25561 - Solar Orbiter Vibration Test Adaptor
Procurement agent: UK Research and Innovation·On behalf of: UKSBS
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£13,214published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 12 Nov 2025no call for competition
Awarded to APCO Technologies SA
What is being bought
Published requirement description****THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ****
One quote justification
This procurement is being concluded without competition due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only particular supplier can supply the goods, services or work required.
Brief description of requirement
Mounting of a larger mass payload for dynamic operations.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Nov 2025, 10:16 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Nov 2025, 10:16 GMT
- Authority reference
CSP25561- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-073829- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e116Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published14 Nov 2025, 10:16 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £13,2141 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Nov 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| APCO Technologies SASME | £13,214 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
CSP25561-Solar Orbiter Vibration Test Adaptor · APCO Technologies SASME
- Signed
- 12 Nov 2025
- Value
- £13,214
- Period
- 13 Nov 2025 – 31 Dec 2025
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- UKSBSBeneficiary authority
- UK Shared Business Services LtdProcess contact pointProcuring entityShared service provider
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- APCO Technologies SAAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender