Official UK procurement notice
PQ Test Facility Materials
Authority: ORE Catapult (Public body)
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 descriptionThe 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 publishedProcedure 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
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e50aFind 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- Transparency notice published14 Aug 2026, 16:53 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published14 Aug 2026, 17:09 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected14 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £401,9231 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TClarke Contracting Ltd15 Aug 2026 – 11 Dec 2026 | £401,923 | 14 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- TClarke Contracting LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender