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Published 3 Feb 2026, 12:16 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Servicing and Maintenance of Ametek Ortec Equipment

Official notice

Authority: NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED

Direct award
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: North West (UKD)
Awarded value£463,747published award · inc. VAT
Award in standstill 10 Feb 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Ametek (GB) Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract is for the annual servicing and maintenance of Ametek Ortec equipment within various UKNNL locations.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North West
50410000 Repair and maintenance services of measuring, testing and checking apparatus

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
3 Feb 2026, 12:16 GMT
Last source update
10 Feb 2026, 14:16 GMT
Authority reference
PSS_2025_034
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-011944
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-061549 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

As the OEM, the supplier is the only supplier with technical capability to repair and service the equipment. Servicing and/or repairs carried out by another supplier would invalidate the warranties.

Review and risk notes
Risks

There is a risk that changing business or operational requirements may require equipment to be added or removed. The contract allows for such changes in line with business need. Any materialisation of this risk will be addressed through a Contract Change Notice.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

10 Feb 2026 → 19 Feb 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published260 days ago
    10 Feb 2026, 14:16 GMT
  2. Standstill ends251 days ago
    19 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Feb 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    3 Feb 2026, 12:16 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    10 Feb 2026, 14:16 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    20 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £463,7471 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Ametek (GB) Ltd20 Feb 2026 – 19 Feb 2027 · up to 19 Feb 2031Extensions: The option to extend will be reviewed and agreed upon annually, with the final extension taking place on 19/02/2030. · Options: The contract will be reviewed annually, with the option to exclude or include equipment.£463,747 inc. VAT10 Feb 2026standstill to 19 Feb 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 03857752 · GB-PPON: PVXT-8784-YGNV Chadwick House Warrington Road, Warrington, North West, WA3 6AEContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • AMETEK (GB) LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02569386GB-PPON: PNPL-2282-WRQP 2 New Star Road, Leicester, East Midlands, LE4 9JDContact 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