UKRI 5855 - NREs for CX65 Manufacturing

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct award

Sectors: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35) Delivery: UK

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 6 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Etesian Semiconductor Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provision of NREs for CX65 Manufacturing

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

35110000 Firefighting, rescue and safety equipment

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: 6 Mar 2026, 15:41 GMT
Last source update: 24 Mar 2026, 08:51 GMT
Authority reference: UKRI 5855
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-026577
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06648a Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: Single sourced due to compatibility reasons

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

18 Mar 2026 → 24 Mar 2026 · 2 dates

Standstill ends223 days ago
18 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice published218 days ago
24 Mar 2026, 08:51 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Mar 2026

Transparency notice published
6 Mar 2026, 15:41 GMT
UK5
Contract award notice published
6 Mar 2026, 15:44 GMT
UK6
Contract signature expected
20 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
24 Mar 2026, 08:51 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Contracts signed 1latest 19 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Etesian Semiconductor Ltd23 Mar 2026 – 31 Jul 2026	US$587,500	6 Mar 2026	Awarded

Contracts

UKRI 5855 - NREs for CX65 Manufacturing · Etesian Semiconductor Ltd
Signed
19 Mar 2026
Value
US$587,500
Period
23 Mar 2026 – 31 Jul 2026
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: N/A

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

Tower SemiconductorAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PCWN-7933-MRWY P.O.B 3227, ,, Ramat Yishai, IL, 3004205, ILContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender24 Mar 2026, 08:51 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender6 Mar 2026, 15:44 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender6 Mar 2026, 15:41 GMT