Official UK procurement notice
Electronic Personal Dosemeter (EPD) calibrator
Authority: Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDesign, Manufacture, Testing and Installation and Commissioning of an Automated Electronic Dosemeter (EPD) Calibrator
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 Feb 2026, 17:11 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 May 2026, 09:43 BST
- Authority reference
C26578- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-046793- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0614b9Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
‘This is a direct award for the purposes of Procurement Act 2023 and is being made pursuant to Paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 to the Procurement Act 2023. Competition is absent for technical reasons as Gemini Technology is the only company that can supply an automated EPD calibrator and there is no reasonable alternative.
- Risks
Programme delay
Failure to meet technical requirements
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
17 Feb 2026 → 21 May 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends247 days ago17 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published155 days ago21 May 2026, 09:43 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Feb 2026- Transparency notice published2 Feb 2026, 17:11 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published6 Feb 2026, 16:37 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected9 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published21 May 2026, 09:43 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini TechnologySMESupply, Installation and Commission of an Automated Electronic Dosemeter (EPD) Calibrator10 Mar 2026 – 18 Sept 2026 · up to 31 Dec 2026Extensions: Extensions will only be granted on receipt of a revised programme through CEMAR and it is accepted by NRS Dounreay. | £311,675 | 5 Feb 2026standstill to 17 Feb 2026 | Standstill |
| Gemini Technology (Reading) Ltd | £349,475 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Design, Manufacture, Testing and Installation and Commissioning of an Automated Electronic Dosemeter (EPD) Calibrator · Gemini Technology (Reading) Ltd
- Signed
- 15 May 2026
- Value
- £349,475
- Period
- 15 May 2026 – 15 Nov 2026 · up to 31 Jan 2027 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- A revised Programme would be required to be submitted & approved by NRS Dounreay before any extension would be granted.
- Options
- W1 - Dispute Resolution Y(UK)2 (The Housing Grants, Construction and regeneration Act 1996) Y(UK)3 (The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999)
No agreed KPIs: The contract duration is 6 months
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Gemini Technology LimitedAwarded supplier
- Gemini Technology LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- 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