Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-5236 Space Debris Laser
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: UKSouth East (UKJ2)
Published estimate£220,000£264,000 inc. VAT4.5% below final estimate
Submissions closed 15 Dec 2025awarded 11 Feb 2026
Awarded to InnoLas UK Ltd2 awards
Contract term 7 moends 31 Jul 2026 · up to 31 Aug 2026 with extensions · starts 7 Jan 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis purpose of this contract is to purchase a laser to be integrated with the existing satellite laser ranging system at the NERC Space Geodesy Facility.
CPV: Lasers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£220,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Nov 2025, 10:50 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Oct 2026, 15:19 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 19 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
C0597- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-075102- Latest notice
- Contract termination notice (UK11)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e413Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: UKRI eSourcing
Access & registration note: Free
- Submission deadline
- 15 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 1 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
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- Go back to the main menu and navigate to the My Proposals and Quotes section of the site.
- Select the opportunity from the list. Tender Documents for download are found in the Documents tab.
Timeline
19 Nov 2025 → 14 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published335 days ago19 Nov 2025, 10:50 GMT
- Clarification questions by323 days ago1 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline309 days ago15 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by305 days ago19 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts287 days ago7 Jan 2026
- Assessment summaries sent251 days ago12 Feb 2026
- Standstill ends239 days ago23 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published6 days ago14 Oct 2026, 15:19 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Nov 2025- Tender notice published19 Nov 2025, 10:50 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published12 Feb 2026, 22:41 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete12 Feb 2026, 22:41 GMT
- Contract signature expected25 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published12 May 2026, 18:22 BSTUK7
- Contract termination notice published14 Oct 2026, 15:19 BSTUK11
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-11: 1 release · 19 Nov 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £201,5491 award exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Mar 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| InnoLas UK Ltd26 Feb 2026 – 30 Jun 2026 · up to 31 Jul 2026Extensions: Extension to allow for any further delays or deliveries of equipment · Options: Option to allow for any additional equipment required to be purchased. | £201,549 | 11 Feb 2026standstill to 23 Feb 2026 | Standstill |
| InnoLas UK Ltd | £210,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
UKRI-5236 Space Debris Laser · InnoLas UK Ltd
- Signed
- 24 Mar 2026
- Value
- £210,000
- Period
- 25 Mar 2026 – 30 Jun 2026 · up to 31 Jul 2026 with extensions
- Status
- terminated
- Extensions
- To allow for any delay to equipment delivery.
- Final value
- £210,000
- Termination
- contractCompleted
No agreed KPIs: Not required for this contract.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- InnoLas UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract termination notice Contract termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender