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Published 21 Jan 2026, 11:29 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

BAS - Water Isotope Analyser

Official notice

Authority: UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: East of England (UKH12)
Awarded value£210,631published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 21 Jan 2026no call for competition
Awarded to AMISTON LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UKRI has appointed a supplier for the supply of Water Isotope Analyser to The British Antarctic Survey.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligible
38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

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
21 Jan 2026, 11:29 GMT
Last source update
2 Feb 2026, 10:00 GMT
Authority reference
UKRI-5653
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-008784
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
East of England (UKH12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060ad4 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Competition is absent for technical reasons.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

30 Jan 2026 → 2 Feb 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends258 days ago
    30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  2. Notice published255 days ago
    2 Feb 2026, 10:00 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Jan 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    21 Jan 2026, 11:29 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    21 Jan 2026, 11:52 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract details notice published
    2 Feb 2026, 10:00 GMT
    UK7
  4. Contract signature expected
    3 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £210,6311 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Feb 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
AMISTON LIMITEDSMEUKRI-5653 BAS - Water Isotope Analyser6 Feb 2026 – 29 Apr 2026 · up to 5 Feb 2027Extensions: The Contracting Authority may extend this contract for an additional 1 calendar year.£210,63121 Jan 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • UKRI-5653 BAS - Water Isotope Analyser · AMISTON LIMITEDSME

    Signed
    2 Feb 2026
    Value
    £210,631
    Period
    15 Feb 2026 – 14 Feb 2027 · up to 15 May 2027 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    The Contracting Authority may extend this contract for an additional 3 calendar months.

    No agreed KPIs: One off-contract for agreed costs and defined deliverables.

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Amiston LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PVWT-8776-BTPJ 11 Weston Park,, Bath, South West, BA1 4ASContact 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