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Published 22 Sept 2026, 10:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-6395 Microstructure Equipped Underwater Glider

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: UK
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 22 Sept 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Teledyne Instruments Inc. d/b/a Teledyne Webb Research

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UKRI is looking to procure an underwater glider with equipped microstructure, for use in scientific research.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
34721000 Gliders

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
22 Sept 2026, 10:00 BST
Last source update
14 Oct 2026, 11:17 BST
Authority reference
UKRI-6395
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-096891
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077713 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Competition is absent for technical reasoning. The new equipment must interface with existing control systems, tools and processes. This equipment is the only one capable of meeting those requirements.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

2 Oct 2026 → 14 Oct 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends24 days ago
    2 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published12 days ago
    14 Oct 2026, 11:17 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Sept 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    22 Sept 2026, 10:00 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    22 Sept 2026, 10:03 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    5 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    14 Oct 2026, 11:17 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Oct 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Teledyne Instruments Inc. d/b/a Teledyne Webb Research6 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2027Options: Where requirements may change before delivery, alterations may be needed to the equipment.US$424,64022 Sept 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • UKRI-6395 Microstructure Equipped Underwater Glider · Teledyne Instruments Inc. d/b/a Teledyne Webb Research

    Signed
    6 Oct 2026
    Value
    US$424,640
    Period
    7 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
    Status
    active
    Options
    Where requirements may change before delivery, alterations may be needed to the equipment.

    No agreed KPIs: Not required for contract.

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

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