This notice announces an administrative change to an existing contract or market (a contract change notice). No new tender or admission is opened here; see the linked notices below for the original opportunity.
Official UK procurement notice
DSIT - NMS - LGC Chemical and Biological Metrology
Authority: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (Central government)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£9,855,714published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 19 May 2025no call for competition
Awarded to LGC LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Chemical and Biological Metrology (CBM) programme forms the backbone of LGC's role as the National Measurement Laboratory (NML) (and Designated Institute for chemical & biometrology). The Chemical and Biological Metrology programme, funded by DSIT supports the UK's current chemical and bio-measurement infrastructure and addresses emerging measurement needs to support innovation.
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
- Administrative change
- 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 May 2025, 09:28 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Jul 2026, 16:52 BST
- Authority reference
prj_5122- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-062467- Latest notice
- Contract change notice (UK10)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05106bFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
29 May 2025 → 2 Jul 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends29 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published118 days ago2 Jul 2026, 16:52 BST
Notice history
8 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 May 2025- Transparency notice published12 May 2025, 09:28 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published19 May 2025, 12:29 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected30 May 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published16 Oct 2025, 11:57 BSTUK7
- Contract details notice published16 Oct 2025, 12:03 BSTUK7
- Contract details notice published21 Oct 2025, 09:22 BSTUK7
- Contract change notice published2 Jul 2026, 16:52 BSTUK10
- Contract change proposed2 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTShort-term extension of phase 1 contract to maintain contractual coverage of the national measurement system until the phase 2 contract is finalised. Short-term extension of phase 1 contract to maintain contractual coverage of the national measurement system until the phase 2 contract is finalised. The effective date of modifcation is 01/04/2026 - 30/06/2026
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2025-10: 1 release · 16 Oct 2025
- 2025-05: 2 releases · 12 May 2025, 19 May 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £9,855,7141 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Oct 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LGC LIMITED2 Jun 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 | £9,855,714 | 19 May 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · LGC LIMITED
- Signed
- 1 Oct 2025
- Value
- £10,155,714
- Period
- 1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
- Change proposed 2 Jul 2026 Short-term extension of phase 1 contract to maintain contractual coverage of the national measurement system until the phase 2 contract is finalised. Short-term extension of phase 1 contract to maintain contractual coverage of the national measurement system until the phase 2 contract is finalised. The effective date of modifcation is 01/04/2026 - 30/06/2026, new value £12,613,455 · new end date 6 Jul 2026
3 agreed KPIs: Attendance at monthly meetings to present and agree progress. · Timely and accurate presentation of invoicing to enable payment · Produce a programme report
- Attendance at monthly meetings to present and agree progress., Attendance at monthly meetings to present and agree progress.
- Timely and accurate presentation of invoicing to enable payment, Timely and accurate presentation of invoicing to enable payment
- Produce a programme report, Produce a programme report for each quarter describing progress, changes, and risks, against the contracted deliverables for all NMS projects, to the satisfaction of DSIT and the Programme Expert Groups
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- LGC LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (12)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Signed contract Mid-Tier_Schedules_LGC CBM_v0.1
- Signed contract Mid-Tier_Schedules_LGC CBM_v0.1
- Signed contract Mid-Tier_Award_Form_LGC CBM_v0.1
- Signed contract Mid-Tier_Core Terms_LGC CBM_v0.1
- Signed contract Mid-Tier_Schedules_LGC CBM_v0.1
- Signed contract Mid-Tier_Schedules_LGC CBM_v0.1
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract change notice Contract change notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender