Official UK procurement notice
Multiparamter Bioaerosol Spectrometer · UK public procurement notice
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF14)
Awarded value£146,666published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 17 Oct 2025no call for competition
Awarded to University of Hertfordshire Higher Education Corporation
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis contract is for the supply of a multi-parameter bioaerosol spectrometer for use at the British Geological Survey. This was awarded inline with Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023, under technical reasoning.
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Oct 2025, 13:56 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Jul 2026, 14:42 BST
- Authority reference
UKRI-5230- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-066259- Latest notice
- Contract termination notice (UK11)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05cee2Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Due to technical reasons there is only 1 supplier that can meet the requirements of this contract.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
28 Oct 2025 → 14 Jul 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends359 days ago28 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published100 days ago14 Jul 2026, 14:42 BST
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Oct 2025- Transparency notice published17 Oct 2025, 13:56 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published17 Oct 2025, 14:04 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected30 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published11 Dec 2025, 08:58 GMTUK7
- Contract termination notice published14 Jul 2026, 14:42 BSTUK11
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-10: 1 release · 17 Oct 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £146,6661 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Nov 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Hertfordshire Higher Education CorporationUKRI-5230 Multi-parameter Bioaerosol Spectrometer31 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 30 Apr 2026Extensions: For the purchase of a Mutiple-Parameter Bioaerosol Spectrometer and Data analysis/processing support. | £146,666 | 17 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
UKRI-5230 Multi-parameter Bioaerosol Spectrometer · University of Hertfordshire Higher Education Corporation
- Signed
- 12 Nov 2025
- Value
- £146,666
- Period
- 13 Nov 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 30 May 2026 with extensions
- Status
- terminated
- Extensions
- This contract allows for 2 possible extensions for 1 month, to allow for any potential delays in sourcing the components.
- Final value
- £146,666
- Termination
- contractCompleted
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- University of HertfordshireAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract termination notice Contract termination 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