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Published 12 Aug 2026, 09:18 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Camera Upgrade · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: ORE Catapult (Public body)

Direct award
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: North East (UKC21)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 11 Aug 2026no call for competition
Awarded to R&D Test Systems A/S

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The purpose of this direct award is to appoint R&D A/S to supply the 30MP camera upgrade system on our existing rain erosion test rig to allow for automated photographing of rain erosion specimens and enable automated test reports in the correct format

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North East
38651000 Cameras

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
12 Aug 2026, 09:18 BST
Last source update
12 Aug 2026, 09:26 BST
Authority reference
ORE/26/047
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-076507
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
North East (UKC21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e1fa Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

This is the only option because R&D Test Systems A/S are the only supplier of this equipment upgrade to their manufactured test rig

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Aug 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    12 Aug 2026, 09:18 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    12 Aug 2026, 09:23 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract details notice published
    12 Aug 2026, 09:26 BST
    UK7
  4. Contract signature expected
    12 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Aug 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
R&D Test Systems A/S13 Aug 2026 – 13 Nov 2026€87,91111 Aug 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · R&D Test Systems A/S

    Signed
    12 Aug 2026
    Value
    €87,911
    Period
    13 Aug 2026 – 13 Nov 2026
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

ORE Catapult

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PYJB-8958-TLYW 121 George Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 1RDContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • R&D Test Systems A/SAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PLRD-2734-PNGD Sigma 3, 8382 Søften, Hinnerup, DK, 8382 8382, DKContact name, email, phone

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