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Published 2 Apr 2026, 08:47 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-5988 MRC LMB Scientific Data System – Maintenance and Repair Services

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: East of England (UKH12)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 2 Apr 2026no call for competition
Awarded to kazmos GmbH

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UKRI MRC Has selected a supplier to provide maintenance and repair service for laboratory scientific data system.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
50000000 Repair and maintenance services

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
2 Apr 2026, 08:47 BST
Last source update
27 Apr 2026, 11:27 BST
Authority reference
UKRI-5988
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-037943
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
East of England (UKH12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067b57 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

The requirement is for repair and maintenance servicing of specialised laboratory system which can only be maintained by Kazmos GmbH and therefore competition is absent for technical reasons.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

15 Apr 2026 → 27 Apr 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends196 days ago
    15 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published184 days ago
    27 Apr 2026, 11:27 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Apr 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    2 Apr 2026, 08:47 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    2 Apr 2026, 09:09 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    17 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    27 Apr 2026, 11:27 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Apr 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
kazmos GmbH18 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029€260,0002 Apr 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · kazmos GmbH

    Signed
    20 Apr 2026
    Value
    €216,000
    Period
    21 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: not required

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, South West, SN2 1FLContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • kazmos GmbHAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PQYQ-3424-GYVX George-Baehr-Str. 12, Dresden, GE, 01069, GEContact 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 Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender