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Published 21 Aug 2026, 12:27 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Provision of Guidance for the Safe Deployment and Use of Collaborative Robots in Industry

Authority: Health and Safety Executive (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+8 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)Wales (UKL)Scotland (UKM)

Awarded value£28,1002 awards · exc. VAT

Awarded 22 Jun 2026no call for competition

Awarded to P.P.M.A. LIMITED, Manufacturing Technology Centre2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

HSE have contracted with two suppliers to help deliver a vendor-neutral, practical safety guidance document designed to support small or medium-sized enterprises (SME) adopting collaborative robot technologies.

The proposed work directly supports delivery of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO) funded "Collaborative Robot Applications (Cobot) Safety Guidance for SMEs, HSE, Automate UK, and The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC)" project.

HSE have contracted with Automate UK and MTC due to previous involvement in the wider project.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Wales, Scotland

73100000 Research and experimental development 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: Unspecified in notice
First published: 21 Aug 2026, 12:27 BST
Last source update: 5 Oct 2026, 12:53 BST
Authority reference: 1.11.4.4929.
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-093793
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+3 more
South West (UKK)Wales (UKL)Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e986 Find a Tender

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Aug 2026

Contract award notice published
21 Aug 2026, 12:27 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
6 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
5 Oct 2026, 12:53 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £28,1002 awards exc. VAT

Contracts signed 2latest 5 Oct 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
P.P.M.A. LIMITEDVCSE7 Sept 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028Extensions: An optional 12 month extension period.	£14,450	22 Jun 2026	Awarded
Manufacturing Technology Centre7 Sept 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028Extensions: An optional 12 month extension period.	£13,650	22 Jun 2026	Awarded

Contracts

The Provision of Guidance for the Safe Deployment and Use of Collaborative Robots in Industry · P.P.M.A. LIMITEDVCSE
Signed
5 Oct 2026
Value
£14,450
Period
5 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
An optional 12 month extension period.
The Provision of Guidance for the Safe Deployment and Use of Collaborative Robots in Industry · Manufacturing Technology Centre
Signed
16 Sept 2026
Value
£13,650
Period
16 Sept 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
An optional 12 month extension period.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Health and Safety Executive

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PBXM-4389-TXVZ Redgrave Court, Merton Road, Bootle, Merseyside, Liverpool, North West, L20 7HSContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

P.P.M.A. LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02116954GB-PPON: PXDY-7971-BJXP 34 Stafford Road, Wallington, London, SM6 9AAContact email
THE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY CENTRE LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 06815480GB-PPON: PXPP-9497-YQPN Pilot Way Ansty Business Park,, Coventry, West Midlands, CV7 9JUContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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