Official UK procurement notice
OPSS Accessories for Universal Testing Machine
Authority: Department for Business & Trade (Central government)
Sectors: Industrial machinery (42) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£25,949published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 12 Feb 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Instron Division of ITW Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract for the supply of grips and related accessories for a Universal Testing Machine to the Department for Business and Trade on behalf of the Office for Product Safety and Standards. The contract is a short term, fixed price agreement operating under the Crown Commercial Short Form Contract terms.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure 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
- 2 Mar 2026, 14:33 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Mar 2026, 14:33 GMT
- Authority reference
CR 5333- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-018515- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065fcbFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published2 Mar 2026, 14:33 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £25,9491 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Feb 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instron Division of ITW Ltd | £25,949 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Instron Division of ITW Ltd
- Signed
- 12 Feb 2026
- Value
- £25,949
- Period
- 13 Feb 2026 – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Instron Division of ITW LtdAwarded 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