Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-5443 Imaging Detector System
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38)Installation services (except software) (51) Delivery: South East (UKJ14)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 13 Nov 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Amsterdam Scientific Instruments B.V
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUKRI STFC has a requirement for a high resolution event-mode neutron detector system for wavelength resolved neutron imaging.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- 13 Nov 2025, 16:53 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 May 2026, 09:24 BST
- Authority reference
UKRI-5443- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-048421- Latest notice
- Contract termination notice (UK11)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e0e1Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
The selected supplier is the only provider capable of delivering a neutron imaging system that meets all specified technical and operational requirements. No other supplier on the market offers a solution that satisfies these features.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
24 Nov 2025 → 26 May 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends336 days ago24 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published153 days ago26 May 2026, 09:24 BST
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Nov 2025- Transparency notice published13 Nov 2025, 16:53 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published13 Nov 2025, 16:58 GMTUK6
- Contract details notice published2 Dec 2025, 14:20 GMTUK7
- Contract signature expected5 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract termination notice published26 May 2026, 09:24 BSTUK11
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-11: 1 release · 13 Nov 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Dec 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam Scientific Instruments B.V8 Dec 2025 – 30 Mar 2026 | €316,313 | 13 Nov 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
UKRI-5443 Imaging Detector System · Amsterdam Scientific Instruments B.V
- Signed
- 2 Dec 2025
- Value
- €316,313
- Period
- 3 Dec 2025 – 30 Mar 2026
- Status
- terminated
- Final value
- €316,313
- Termination
- contractCompleted
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Amsterdam Scientific Instruments B.VAwarded 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
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender