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Published 29 Sept 2026, 09:40 BST

Official UK procurement notice

R&D Vape Analysis — UK public procurement notice

Authority: Home Office (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: South East (UKJ)
Awarded value£1,260published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 9 Sept 2026no call for competition
Awarded to University of Kent

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Research and development activity to understand if current Border Force technology can identify vape liquid and nicotine. The project will test and evaluate whether existing Agilent Resolve SORS Raman spectroscopy technology can be applied to the identification of vape liquids and nicotine content.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Awarded
Delivery: South East
73111000 Research laboratory services

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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
29 Sept 2026, 09:40 BST
Last source update
29 Sept 2026, 09:40 BST
Authority reference
Project_21007
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077c07

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,2601 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Sept 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
University of Kent——Awarded

Contracts

  • R&D Vape Analysis · University of Kent

    Signed
    9 Sept 2026
    Value
    £1,260
    Period
    19 Sept 2026 — 28 Nov 2026
    Status
    active

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    29 Sept 2026, 09:40 BSTUK7

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Home Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PWGC-6513-PQLZ 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DF

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender