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Development of enhanced glass blown rubidium cells for UK tactical atomic clocks

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Location not published
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Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology: "Development of enhanced glass blown rubidium cells for UK tactical atomic clocks". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityDepartment for Science, Innovation & TechnologyScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
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Published history for Department for Science, Innovation & Technology. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
18.9%Historical Average
Based on 6 comparable awards
Competition Density
7.2Bids / Report
0% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
National Physical LaboratoryTop vendor: 79.7% of attributable value
Payment Terms
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Coverage: 88 active published awards; 10 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
National Physical Laboratory2 wins£180,578,750
TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory2 wins£16,748,680
WAVEMAKER LIMITED1 win£10,000,000
PA Consulting Services Ltd1 win£9,800,000
Plexal (City) Limited1 win£3,037,720
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDepartment for Science, Innovation & Technology
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published17 Mar 2026, 09:53 GMT
Last source update17 Mar 2026, 09:53 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNot published
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-066bc5
What is being bought
Project to provide UK sovereign capability in both manufacturing the glass blown shapes for vapour cells and rubidium standards for use in atomic clocks.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    17 Mar 2026, 09:53 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    17 Mar 2026, 09:53 GMT
  3. Buyer information updated
    17 Mar 2026, 09:53 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    17 Mar 2026, 09:53 GMT
  2. Award pending
    Not published · £49,500
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
HCD Research
£49,500 · Not published · pending
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PVWZ-3216-PVQL
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleThere is a lack of glass blowing expertise in the UK to manufacture the glass shapes for vapour cells. HCD Research designs and manufactures various rubidium frequency products. The project’s aim with is to provide UK sovereign capability in both manufacturing the glass blown shapes for vapour cells and rubidium standards for use in atomic clocks. HCD Research Ltd will develop the new technology and capability in the UK, to UK standards.