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Published 4 Nov 2025, 16:42 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-5359 Collimators and Optical Fibres

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: UK
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 21 Oct 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Schafter+Kirchhoff GmbH

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UKRI STFC appointed a supplier to provide fine-focussing fibre collimators and injection of laser light at NQCC.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

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
4 Nov 2025, 16:42 GMT
Last source update
17 Jun 2026, 08:50 BST
Authority reference
C0539
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-056876
Latest notice
Contract termination notice (UK11)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05da5f Find a Tender

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Nov 2025
  1. Contract details notice published
    4 Nov 2025, 16:42 GMT
    UK7
  2. Contract change notice published
    29 Apr 2026, 15:27 BST
    UK10
  3. Contract change proposed
    30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract termination notice published
    17 Jun 2026, 08:50 BST
    UK11

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Schafter+Kirchhoff GmbH€115,326 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • UKRI-5359 Collimators and Optical Fibres · Schafter+Kirchhoff GmbH

    Signed
    21 Oct 2025
    Value
    €115,326
    Period
    22 Oct 2025 – 21 Mar 2026
    Status
    terminated
    Final value
    €115,326
    Termination
    contractCompleted
    • Change proposed 30 Apr 2026 contract change notice published, new end date 2 Jun 2026

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire, South West, SN2 1FLContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure