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Published 18 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-5638 Maintenance contract for near-field range antenna measurement system

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: South East (UKJ14)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 10 Feb 2026no call for competition
Awarded to NSI-MI Technologies Inc.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UKRI have selected a supplier to provide a service contract for a near-field range antenna measurement system, including software support and calibration, for a period of 2 years.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: South East
50000000 Repair and maintenance services

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
18 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Last source update
13 Mar 2026, 17:45 GMT
Authority reference
UKRI-5638
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-023230
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0656e8 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Only the original manufacturer of the system can provide the required regular updates to the unique software package that are required as a part of this contract.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

27 Feb 2026 → 13 Mar 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends241 days ago
    27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  2. Notice published228 days ago
    13 Mar 2026, 17:45 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Feb 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    18 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    18 Feb 2026, 16:35 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    2 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    13 Mar 2026, 17:45 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
NSI-MI Technologies Inc.3 Mar 2026 – 31 Dec 2027US$196,08810 Feb 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • UKRI-5638 Maintenance contract for near-field range antenna measurement system · NSI-MI Technologies Inc.

    Signed
    2 Mar 2026
    Value
    US$196,088
    Period
    3 Mar 2026 – 31 Dec 2027
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: Not applicable

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
  • NSI-MI Technologies Inc.Awarded supplierGB-PPON: PPYH-9482-VZZN 1125 Satellite Blvd NW, Suite 100, Suwanee, US, 30024, USContact 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