Suppy & installation related services - Liquid Scintillation counter

Official notice

Authority: Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (Public body)

Direct award

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£275,885published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill 22 Jul 2026no call for competition

Award (standstill) to SOUTHERN SCIENTIFIC LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Suppy & installation related services -(Hidex super low-level liquid scintillation counter/s)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)38940000 Nuclear evaluation instruments

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: 22 Jul 2026, 11:53 BST
Last source update: 22 Jul 2026, 12:23 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-069123
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06d0b3 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: Competition not expected. Specialist equipment- only currenly available via referenced route

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

22 Jul 2026 → 31 Jul 2026 · 2 dates

Notice published96 days ago
22 Jul 2026, 12:23 BST
Standstill ends87 days ago
31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Jul 2026

Transparency notice published
22 Jul 2026, 11:53 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
22 Jul 2026, 12:23 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
4 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £275,8851 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
SOUTHERN SCIENTIFIC LIMITED4 Aug 2026 – 29 Dec 2029	£275,885	22 Jul 2026standstill to 31 Jul 2026	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Nuclear Restoration Services Limited

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXPQ-2228-DGTY Hinton House, Birchwood Park Avenue, Risley, Warrington, North West, WA3 6GRContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Southern Scientific LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PXMH-3166-PNVW Scientific House Henfield Business Park Shoreham Road, Henfield, South East, BN5 9SLContact 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 Tender22 Jul 2026, 12:23 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender22 Jul 2026, 11:53 BST