Supply of PlaneWave IRDK14 Dall-Kirkham IR telescope, DeltaRho 350 telescope plus accessories and T600 Direct Drive Gimbal Mount.

Official notice

Authority: Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to Baader Planetarium GmbH

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply of PlaneWave IRDK14 Dall-Kirkham IR telescope, DeltaRho 350 telescope plus accessories and T600 Direct Drive Gimbal Mount. (includes packaging, frieght charges and delivery to DSTL Porton Down)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Eligibility: SME eligible

38635000 Telescopes

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: 12 Oct 2026, 10:14 BST
Last source update: 12 Oct 2026, 10:14 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-095937
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078557 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: Not competed

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 12 Oct 2026

Transparency notice published
12 Oct 2026, 10:14 BST
UK5
Contract signature expected
23 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Baader Planetarium GmbH23 Oct 2026 – 23 Mar 2028	€145,957	—	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDDM-1961-MTLN Porton Down, Salisbury, South West, SP4 0JQContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Baader Planetarium GmbHAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PNBZ-4269-BRQW Zur Sternwarte 4, Mammendorf, DE, 82291, DEContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender12 Oct 2026, 10:14 BST