UKRI-5307 ACS Modules · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31) Delivery: South East (UKJ14)

Awarded value£300,000published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill 21 Oct 2025no call for competition

Award (standstill) to PI Group

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This requirement is for the procurement of motion controllers and drive modules for STFC CLF.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE

Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

31710000 Electronic equipment

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: 21 Oct 2025, 12:10 BST
Last source update: 21 Oct 2025, 12:32 BST
Authority reference: UKRI-5307
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-067074
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d0a1 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Switching Direct Award
Published justification: The contract will be awarded as a Single Source Direct Award in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2023, on the grounds of disproportionate technical compatibility with existing systems.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

21 Oct 2025 → 30 Oct 2025 · 2 dates

Notice published370 days ago
21 Oct 2025, 12:32 BST
Standstill ends360 days ago
30 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Oct 2025

Transparency notice published
21 Oct 2025, 12:10 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
21 Oct 2025, 12:32 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
4 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £300,0001 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
PI Group5 Nov 2025 – 3 Nov 2030	£300,000	21 Oct 2025standstill to 30 Oct 2025	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire, South West, SN2 1FLContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

PI UK LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PVZY-9131-ZWMN Trent House, University Way, Cranfield Technology Park, Cranfield, Bedford, East of England, MK43 0ANContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender21 Oct 2025, 12:32 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender21 Oct 2025, 12:10 BST