Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Equipment for HALEU Deconversion Experimental Programme
Authority: United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis contract appoints a single supplier to supply laboratory scale equipment to support UKNNL's powder capability Research and Development (R&D) work under the HALEU Deconversion Project, funded by DESNZ.
UKNNL requires support on the design and manufacture of four pieces of laboratory scale equipment/technologies:
• Hopper
• Screwfeeder
• Vibratory Feeder
• Rotary Barrel
The appointed supplier is required to complete the design of these four pieces of equipment in line with this specification, and the manufacture of this equipment once the design is approved by UKNNL. All equipment must be designed and manufactured in line with the UKNNL requirements, the Springfield Site Standards and any National/International Standards which are deemed to apply.
The contract will have an optional extension beyond the initial design and manufacture to support any upgrades to the equipment to support the on-going experimental programme.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 1 Oct 2026, 16:20 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Oct 2026, 16:20 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-093011- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077f03Find a Tender
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LYNDHURST PRECISION ENGINEERING LIMITEDSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · LYNDHURST PRECISION ENGINEERING LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 17 Sept 2026
- Value
- £63,799
- Period
- 21 Sept 2026 — 31 Dec 2026 · up to 31 Dec 2027 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Buyer may extend the Contract for a period of up to 12 Months by giving not less than 5 Working Days' notice in writing to the Supplier. The contract has an optional extension beyond the initial design and manufacture to support any upgrades to the equipment to support the on-going experimental programme.
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published1 Oct 2026, 16:20 BSTUK7
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- LYNDHURST PRECISION ENGINEERING LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender