PO/2026/1138/CO · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University of Exeter (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£33,286published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 30 Apr 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Quanser UK

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Purchase of two QCar 2 autonomous vehicle platforms and associated Self-Driving Car Studio Upgrade to support research and teaching in autonomous systems, robotics, and machine learning.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

34100000 Motor vehicles

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
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: 6 Aug 2026, 10:36 BST
Last source update: 6 Aug 2026, 10:36 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-074555
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06dd53 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
6 Aug 2026, 10:36 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £33,2861 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Apr 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Quanser UK	£33,286 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

PO/2026/1138/CO · Quanser UK
Signed
30 Apr 2026
Value
£33,286
Period
1 May 2026 – 1 Jun 2027
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Exeter

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PZYG-2396-XCRZ Northcote House, Exeter, South West, EX4 4QHContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Quanser UKAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PLZL-3744-BBYW 1 Bow Churchyard, London, London, EC4M 9DQContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender6 Aug 2026, 10:36 BST