Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-5625 P-type Pixel Detector for STFC
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
Sectors: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£67,700published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 9 Jan 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Hamamatsu Photonics UK Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis purchase covers the design and fabrication of p-type silicon sensors for use with a number of different X-ray imaging camera systems currently in development at STFC. The silicon wafers consist of devices compatible with the XIDYN ASIC as well as other ASICs like HEXITEC and LPD. The sensors will be used to characterise the performance of these new camera systems to verify that the ASICs are meeting their specifications.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 9 Jan 2026, 14:22 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Jan 2026, 14:22 GMT
- Authority reference
UKRI-5625- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-001913- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0602f8Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published9 Jan 2026, 14:22 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £67,7001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Jan 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamamatsu Photonics UK Limited | £67,700 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
UKRI-5625 P-type Pixel Detector for STFC · Hamamatsu Photonics UK Limited
- Signed
- 9 Jan 2026
- Value
- £67,700
- Period
- 12 Jan 2026 – 11 Aug 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS UK LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender