Official UK procurement notice
Delivery of a Data Centre and Associated Secure Works
Authority: NPL Management Limited (Public body)
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£8,000,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Orostream International Contracts Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe core deliverable of this project is a fully operational, sovereign, high-assurance secure data centre environment.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 2 Jun 2026, 17:26 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Jun 2026, 17:26 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-052084- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06abe7Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
The project involves sensitive telecoms security testing and research capabilities.
Full Disclosure through competition could expose vulnerabilities or research priorities.
Requires suppliers with existing security clearances and trusted relationships with HMG.
Delivery timelines are time-critical to national resilience objectives
Competitive procurement would introduce delays of 6-12 months.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 2 Jun 2026- Transparency notice published2 Jun 2026, 17:26 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected21 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £8,000,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orostream International Contracts LimitedSME1 Jul 2026 – 31 Dec 2026 | £8,000,000 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- OROSTREAM INTERNATIONAL CONTRACTS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender