Official UK procurement notice
Imaging Equipment · UK public procurement notice
Authority: AWE PLC
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Awarded value£365,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Withheld Section94 supplier
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAWE has an operational requirement for the continued provision of imaging equipment. The operational nature of the supported capability systems necessitate a justified and compliant approach to direct award.
£480,000
Due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required; and
There are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Defence & security
- 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
- 30 Jul 2025, 16:15 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Jul 2025, 16:15 BST
- Authority reference
AWE01725- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-044434- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056976Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
The basis of this direct award is that set out at Schedule 5, Paragraph 6 Procurement Act 2023 namely that:
- Due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required; and
- There are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.
And Schedule 6, Paragraph 7 Procurement Act 2023 namely that:
- A change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works.
- The difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 30 Jul 2025- Transparency notice published30 Jul 2025, 16:15 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected30 Jul 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £365,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Withheld Section94 supplier30 Jul 2025 – 31 Oct 2025 | £365,000 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Withheld Section94 SupplierAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender