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Published 13 Nov 2025, 16:53 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-5443 Imaging Detector System

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38)Installation services (except software) (51) Delivery: South East (UKJ14)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 13 Nov 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Amsterdam Scientific Instruments B.V

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UKRI STFC has a requirement for a high resolution event-mode neutron detector system for wavelength resolved neutron imaging.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: South East
38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)51430000 Installation services of laboratory equipment

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
13 Nov 2025, 16:53 GMT
Last source update
26 May 2026, 09:24 BST
Authority reference
UKRI-5443
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-048421
Latest notice
Contract termination notice (UK11)
Delivery area
South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e0e1 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

The selected supplier is the only provider capable of delivering a neutron imaging system that meets all specified technical and operational requirements. No other supplier on the market offers a solution that satisfies these features.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

24 Nov 2025 → 26 May 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends336 days ago
    24 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  2. Notice published153 days ago
    26 May 2026, 09:24 BST

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Nov 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    13 Nov 2025, 16:53 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    13 Nov 2025, 16:58 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract details notice published
    2 Dec 2025, 14:20 GMT
    UK7
  4. Contract signature expected
    5 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  5. Contract termination notice published
    26 May 2026, 09:24 BST
    UK11
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-11: 1 release · 13 Nov 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Amsterdam Scientific Instruments B.V8 Dec 2025 – 30 Mar 2026€316,31313 Nov 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • UKRI-5443 Imaging Detector System · Amsterdam Scientific Instruments B.V

    Signed
    2 Dec 2025
    Value
    €316,313
    Period
    3 Dec 2025 – 30 Mar 2026
    Status
    terminated
    Final value
    €316,313
    Termination
    contractCompleted

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 email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure