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Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-5617 VOPPEL Refurbishment · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: South East (UKJ14)
Awarded value£192,925published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 8 Jan 2026no call for competition
Awarded to PHOTONIC SOLUTIONS LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Purchase of 1x Pharos-4mj-20W, with <250 fs, 20W 4 mJ Specifications and 1x Repetition Rate Locking Capability for synchronisation with the Vulcan 20-20 Front-End. VOPPEL is a petawatt-level laser system that is presently being refurbished to be physically included in the Vulcan 20-20 project as an independent beamline precisely synchronised - within less than the pulse duration - with the main 20-petawatt beamline of Vulcan 20-20.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible
38636100 Lasers

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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
8 Jan 2026, 11:18 GMT
Last source update
20 Jan 2026, 10:41 GMT
Authority reference
UKRI-5617
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-004679
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0601b2 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

The proposed supplier is uniquely positioned to deliver the required solution due to compatibility with a range of technical features already integrated and tested within existing systems. The solution encompasses critical elements such as software control, synchronisation, and operational spares, which are essential for maintaining system integrity and performance.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

19 Jan 2026 → 20 Jan 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends276 days ago
    19 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  2. Notice published275 days ago
    20 Jan 2026, 10:41 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Jan 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    8 Jan 2026, 11:18 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    8 Jan 2026, 11:24 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract details notice published
    20 Jan 2026, 10:41 GMT
    UK7
  4. Contract signature expected
    22 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £192,9251 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Jan 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
PHOTONIC SOLUTIONS LIMITED30 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2027£192,9258 Jan 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • UKRI-5617 VOPPEL Refurbishment · PHOTONIC SOLUTIONS LIMITED

    Signed
    20 Jan 2026
    Value
    £192,925
    Period
    30 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
    Status
    active

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 email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Photonics SolutionsAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PYNC-9658-MBVV Unit 2.2 Quantum Court Heriot Watt University Research Park, Currie, Scotland, EH14 4APContact email, phone

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