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Published 24 Aug 2026, 10:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Project_3623 · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: AWE PLC

Direct awardSME suitable

Sectors: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35) Delivery: South East (UKJ)

Awarded value£1,005,898published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 21 Aug 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Withheld Section94 supplier

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This information has been omitted from this notice for the purpose of safeguarding national security in accordance with s.94(1)(a) Procurement Act 2023

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible

35121000 Security equipment

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: 24 Aug 2026, 10:59 BST
Last source update: 7 Oct 2026, 13:29 BST
Authority reference: Project_3623
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-094745
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ea46 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Switching Direct Award
Published justification: Goods
This information has been omitted from this notice for the purpose of safeguarding national security in accordance with s.94(1)(a) Procurement Act 2023

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

3 Sept 2026 → 7 Oct 2026 · 2 dates

Standstill ends48 days ago
3 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice published14 days ago
7 Oct 2026, 13:29 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Aug 2026

Transparency notice published
24 Aug 2026, 10:59 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
24 Aug 2026, 11:07 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
4 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
7 Oct 2026, 13:29 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,005,8981 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 8 Sept 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Withheld Section94 supplier4 Sept 2026 – 31 May 2027	£1,005,898	21 Aug 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Project 3623 · Withheld Section94 supplier
Signed
8 Sept 2026
Value
£0
Period
31 Dec 2099 – 31 Dec 2099
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: withheld; exempt as per S.94 - national security grounds

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Atomic Weapons Establishment

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PYCH-2579-LGTN AWE Aldermaston, Reading, South East, RG7 4PRContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Withheld Section94 supplierAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PBXY-3232-WNHZ Withheld address line 1, Withheld Town, London, SW1A 2ASContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender7 Oct 2026, 13:29 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender24 Aug 2026, 11:07 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender24 Aug 2026, 10:59 BST