Bank Note Sensors · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: BANK OF ENGLAND

Direct award

Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£666,667published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 10 Feb 2026no call for competition

Awarded to STAFFORD AERO TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Engineering services for banknote sensors

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

50410000 Repair and maintenance services of measuring, testing and checking apparatus

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: 10 Feb 2026, 10:41 GMT
Last source update: 28 May 2026, 11:11 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-050174
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-064c06 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: Paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement act apply, due to the supplier holding intellectual property rights in relation to existing equipment and services.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

26 May 2026 → 28 May 2026 · 2 dates

Standstill ends153 days ago
26 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice published151 days ago
28 May 2026, 11:11 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Feb 2026

Transparency notice published
10 Feb 2026, 10:41 GMT
UK5
Contract award notice published
13 May 2026, 14:15 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
27 May 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
28 May 2026, 11:11 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £666,6671 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 27 May 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
STAFFORD AERO TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED27 May 2026 – 26 May 2030 · up to 26 May 2031Extensions: 1 year extension	£666,667	10 Feb 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · STAFFORD AERO TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
Signed
27 May 2026
Value
£666,667
Period
27 May 2026 – 26 May 2030 · up to 26 May 2031 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
1 year extension
No agreed KPIs: Not required

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

BANK OF ENGLAND

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-COH: RC000042 · GB-PPON: PRDB-1113-HPPT Threadneedle Street, London, London, EC2R 8AHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

STAFFORD AERO TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04122343GB-PPON: PCHJ-7367-PDVM 4 Chalk Hill House, 19 Rosary Road, Norwich, East of England, NR1 1SZContact 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 Tender28 May 2026, 11:11 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender13 May 2026, 14:15 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender10 Feb 2026, 10:41 GMT