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Official UK procurement notice

Quantum Technology Incubator · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Greater London Authority

Direct award
Awarded value£500,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 25 Jun 2025no call for competition
Award (standstill) to UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON T/A UCL

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This services requirement is to provide targeted support to early-stage quantum technology startups, facilitating their growth, scalability, and the commercialisation of their innovations. The programme will harness London's academic excellence, research and development (R&D) strengths, and established industry clusters to enable collaboration and the exchange of knowledge across sectors. It will also include community engagement activities aimed at increasing awareness of quantum technologies and promoting inclusivity within the sector. A key deliverable of this initiative will be the development of a robust investment case for the creation of a dedicated quantum technology incubator in the London Euston area, with the aim of securing funding for its establishment as a strategic outcome.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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
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
25 Jun 2025, 17:10 BST
Last source update
25 Jun 2025, 17:48 BST
Authority reference
GLA 82757
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-035221
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0553b9 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Prototypes Development
Published justification

The novel and tailored services, requested by the contracting authority (GLA), are aimed at researching, studying and exploring innovative solutions and developing new quantum technologies with start-up companies through the proposed consortium incubator.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

25 Jun 2025 → 4 Jul 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    25 Jun 2025, 17:48 BST
  2. Standstill ends
    4 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Jun 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    25 Jun 2025, 17:10 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    25 Jun 2025, 17:48 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    8 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £500,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON T/A UCL8 Jul 2025 – 31 Mar 2026£500,00025 Jun 2025standstill to 4 Jul 2025Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Greater London Authority (GLA)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PHGV-7784-TDZZ City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, London, London, E16 1ZEContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDONAwarded supplierGB-COH: RC000631GB-PPON: PNCM-7343-ZHTN Gower Street, London, London, WC1E 6BTContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender