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Published 7 Jan 2026, 12:57 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-5616 Quantum Technology Access Programme

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South East (UKJ14)
Awarded value£330,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 7 Jan 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Digital Catapult

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The NQCC intends to sponsor Digital Catapult’s Quantum Technology Access Programme (QTAP) which they have successfully developed and run for two years running. The QTAP is a structured training and innovation programme that allows participating organisations to learn about how to program quantum computers, and experiment with use cases that are of strategic interest to them through testing solutions on real quantum hardware. The Digital Catapult has developed and run this programme in conjunction with technology from Orca Computing, a UK-headquartered company.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible
79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

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
7 Jan 2026, 12:57 GMT
Last source update
4 Mar 2026, 15:54 GMT
Authority reference
UKRI-5616
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-019628
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0600f7 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Awarded in line with single source direct award, competition is absent for technical reasons.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

16 Jan 2026 → 4 Mar 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends277 days ago
    16 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  2. Notice published230 days ago
    4 Mar 2026, 15:54 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Jan 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    7 Jan 2026, 12:57 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    7 Jan 2026, 13:03 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    19 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    4 Mar 2026, 15:54 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £330,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Jan 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Digital Catapult20 Jan 2026 – 19 Jan 2027£330,0007 Jan 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • UKRI-5616 Quantum Technology Access Programme · Digital Catapult

    Signed
    20 Jan 2026
    Value
    £330,000
    Period
    20 Jan 2026 – 19 Jan 2027
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: NA

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
  • DIGITAL CATAPULTAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PZVR-7441-DNXP Level 9, 101 Euston Road, London, London, NW1 2RAContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender