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Published 3 Dec 2025, 09:48 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-5483 NSTF Small Head Expander

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£243,019published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 27 Feb 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Data Physics (UK) Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Small Head Expander for the National Satellite Test Facility

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Eligibility: SME eligible
38434400 Vibration analysers

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 Dec 2025, 09:48 GMT
Last source update
27 Feb 2026, 14:30 GMT
Authority reference
UKRI-5483
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-017986
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ed9a Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

There is no option other than to use the OEM in order to be compatible with existing systems.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

27 Feb 2026 → 10 Mar 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published241 days ago
    27 Feb 2026, 14:30 GMT
  2. Standstill ends230 days ago
    10 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Dec 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    3 Dec 2025, 09:48 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    27 Feb 2026, 14:30 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    13 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £243,0191 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Data Physics (UK) LimitedSME13 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2026£243,01927 Feb 2026standstill to 10 Mar 2026Standstill

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Data Physics (UK) LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PRWQ-8952-GBYW South Road, Hailsham, South East, BN27 3JJContact 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