Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-5457 Virsa Spectrometer for STFC Central Laser Facility
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: South East (UKJ14)
Awarded value£113,829published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 19 Nov 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Renishaw UK Sales Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis contract is for the procurement of specialized spectrometers for the STFC Central Laser Facility.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 8 Dec 2025, 08:33 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Jul 2026, 12:03 BST
- Authority reference
C0651- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-066702- Latest notice
- Contract termination notice (UK11)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f04bFind a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Dec 2025- Contract details notice published8 Dec 2025, 08:33 GMTUK7
- Contract termination notice published15 Jul 2026, 12:03 BSTUK11
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £113,8291 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Nov 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renishaw UK Sales Ltd | £113,829 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
UKRI-5457 Virsa Spectrometer for STFC Central Laser Facility · Renishaw UK Sales Ltd
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2025
- Value
- £113,829
- Period
- 20 Nov 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- terminated
- Final value
- £113,829
- Termination
- contractCompleted
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Renishaw UK Sales LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
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