Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-5574 Frequency Comb · UK public procurement notice
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: South East (UKJ14)
Published estimate£800,000≈ £800k / year · £960,000 inc. VAT16.1% below published estimate
Submissions closed 17 Feb 2026awarded 25 Feb 2026
Awarded to Menlo Systems GmbH
Contract term 1 yrends 19 Mar 2027 · starts 19 Mar 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUKRI STFC has a requirement for a frequency comb system for use at the National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC). This contract is being awarded following a competitive open tender process.
CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£800,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality/Technical: 60%
- Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality/Technical
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Jan 2026, 11:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Mar 2026, 13:24 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 23 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
UKRI-5574- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-006096- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060d1bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: UKRI eSourcing
Access & registration note: Free
- Submission deadline
- 17 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
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Timeline
23 Jan 2026 → 19 Mar 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published276 days ago23 Jan 2026, 11:05 GMT
- Clarification questions by262 days ago6 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Submission deadline251 days ago17 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by245 days ago23 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent239 days ago2 Mar 2026
- Standstill ends229 days ago11 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published224 days ago16 Mar 2026, 13:24 GMT
- Contract starts222 days ago19 Mar 2026
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jan 2026- Tender notice published23 Jan 2026, 11:05 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published23 Jan 2026, 11:07 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published2 Mar 2026, 08:02 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete2 Mar 2026, 08:02 GMT
- Contract details notice published16 Mar 2026, 13:24 GMTUK7
- Contract signature expected16 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
adding link to opportunity
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-01: 1 release · 23 Jan 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £671,2321 award exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Mar 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menlo Systems GmbH17 Mar 2026 – 1 Dec 2026 | £671,232 | 25 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
UKRI-5574 Frequency Comb · Menlo Systems GmbH
- Signed
- 16 Mar 2026
- Value
- £671,232
- Period
- 17 Mar 2026 – 1 Dec 2026
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: Not required
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Menlo Systems GmbHAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender