Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-5578 WISH MSs Digitiser for ISIS
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31) Delivery: UKSouth East (UKJ14)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 15 Jan 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Costruzioni Apparecchiature Elettroniche Nucleari C.A.E.N. S.p.A
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe instrument WISH at ISIS requires a new data acquisition system (DAQ).
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 Jan 2026, 12:44 GMT
- Last source update
- 31 Mar 2026, 08:20 BST
- Authority reference
UKRI-5578- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-029380- Latest notice
- Contract termination notice (UK11)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ff47Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
The R5560B is a complete ADC and DAQ commercialised by Costruzioni Apparecchiature Elettroniche Nucleari C.A.E.N. S.p.A. It is the only digitiser which can accept so many input channels (128) at a comparable sampling rate.
The R5560B is compatible with the current and future ISIS data acquisition system, guaranteeing a smooth transition when data streaming is rolled out to all ISIS instruments.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
26 Jan 2026 → 31 Mar 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends274 days ago26 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published210 days ago31 Mar 2026, 08:20 BST
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Jan 2026- Transparency notice published5 Jan 2026, 12:44 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published15 Jan 2026, 10:00 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected28 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published20 Feb 2026, 10:11 GMTUK7
- Contract termination notice published31 Mar 2026, 08:20 BSTUK11
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-01: 1 release · 5 Jan 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Jan 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costruzioni Apparecchiature Elettroniche Nucleari C.A.E.N. S.p.A28 Jan 2026 – 30 Jan 2026 | €449,910 | 15 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
UKRI-5578 WISH MSs Digitiser for ISIS · Costruzioni Apparecchiature Elettroniche Nucleari C.A.E.N. S.p.A
- Signed
- 27 Jan 2026
- Value
- €449,910
- Period
- 28 Jan 2026 – 30 Jan 2026
- Status
- terminated
- Final value
- €449,910
- Termination
- contractCompleted
No agreed KPIs: not needed
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Costruzioni Apparecchiature Elettroniche Nucleari (C.A.E.N.)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract termination notice Contract termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender