UKRI-5497 – Service visit for North Quantel glass laser system

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£29,150published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Dec 2025no call for competition

Awarded to PHOTONIC SOLUTIONS LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

to perform essential maintenance and re-commissioning of the North Quantel pump laser. This system has recently suffered catastrophic optical damage to a number of optical components and is in need of full service and re-commissioning

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

50000000 Repair and maintenance services

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: 2 Dec 2025, 14:44 GMT
Last source update: 2 Dec 2025, 14:44 GMT
Authority reference: UKRI-5497
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-078986
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05ed17 Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 2 Dec 2025

Contract award notice published
2 Dec 2025, 14:44 GMT
UK6
Contract signature expected
2 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £29,1501 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
PHOTONIC SOLUTIONS LIMITED2 Dec 2025 – 31 Jan 2026	£29,150	1 Dec 2025	Awarded

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Photonic SolutionsAwarded supplier Unit 2.2 Quantum Court Heriot-Watt University Research Park, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH14 4APContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender2 Dec 2025, 14:44 GMT