Official UK procurement notice
Loughborough University - Gas Analyser
Authority: Loughborough University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe equipment is a stack of high-speed emissions gas analysers. The flame ionisation detector (FID) for hydrocarbons, chemiluminescence detector (CLD) for NO,NO2, and non-dispersive infrared (NDIR) and CO CO2 have a fast (sub 20 millisecond) response time and are combined in a single heated manifold with calibrated cross interferences for combustion applications meeting industry certified standards. The fast response rate enables area resolved fast traverses in high temperature short time scale combustion facilities, and time resolved measurement of combustion transients, essential for technology development related to future defence platforms.
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- 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
- 18 Dec 2025, 19:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Feb 2026, 12:05 GMT
- Authority reference
LU01017- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-010415- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f9c0Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
This equipment is unique in its high-speed response (FID & NDIR & CLD) which enables fast traverses for area resolved measurements of HC, CO, CO2, NO, NO2 in high temperature short timescale environments, enabling calculation of fuel distribution and temperature distribution within a gas turbine flame. The fast response rate minimises the duration of an emissions map to be completed, which is essential due to the limited supply of compressed air in a blow-down flow facility. The fast response time minimises the time the probe spends within the extreme temperature of a gas turbine flame, which prevents the probes melting or failing. The fast response enables time resolved measurements of transients and dynamics within the flame.
This is the only system available that meets the temporal and therefore spatial resolution required for the facility.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
16 Jan 2026 → 5 Feb 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends284 days ago16 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published265 days ago5 Feb 2026, 12:05 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Dec 2025- Transparency notice published18 Dec 2025, 19:05 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published7 Jan 2026, 16:05 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected20 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published5 Feb 2026, 12:05 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAMBUSTION LIMITEDGas Analyser Equipment21 Jan 2026 – 20 Jul 2026 | £203,553 | 7 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · CAMBUSTION LIMITED
- Signed
- 20 Jan 2026
- Value
- £203,553
- Period
- 21 Jan 2026 – 20 Jul 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CAMBUSTION LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender