Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract award notice
Published 14 Aug 2026, 16:53 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PQ Test Facility Materials

Official notice

Authority: ORE Catapult (Public body)

Direct award
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£401,923published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 14 Aug 2026no call for competition
Awarded to TClarke Contracting Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The PQ transformer project requires a building and associated services to perform tests. This direct award is for HV

& LV electrical works

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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
14 Aug 2026, 16:53 BST
Last source update
14 Aug 2026, 17:09 BST
Authority reference
ORE/26/041
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-077860
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e50a Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Urgency
Published justification

This is the only option because due to the deadlines and requirement to use our HV contractors who

will be subcontracting via TClarke to complete the works within the funding timelines a direct award to TClarke is the

only option.

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Aug 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    14 Aug 2026, 16:53 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    14 Aug 2026, 17:09 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    14 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £401,9231 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
TClarke Contracting Ltd15 Aug 2026 – 11 Dec 2026£401,92314 Aug 2026Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

ORE Catapult

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PYJB-8958-TLYW 121 George Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 1RDContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • TClarke Contracting LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PPVR-9956-VRTY Hunter House 17-19 Byron St, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle, North East, NE2 1XHContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender