UKRI-5736 1.0 System Day on Omega for FY26.

Official notice

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

Direct awardSME suitable

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery listed: United States (US)

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 24 Feb 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Experimental time on the Omega Laser Facility

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery listed: United States (US)Eligibility: SME eligible

71900000 Laboratory 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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 27 Feb 2026, 15:28 GMT
Last source update: 24 Mar 2026, 14:38 GMT
Authority reference: UKRI-5736
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-026873
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area in notice: United States (US)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-065ea2 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: The Omega laser facility is a globally unique facility and consequently is the only place where this experiment could be performed. The experiment is paid for by the UK Programme of Laser Inertial Fusion Technology for Energy (UPLiFT) which is funded by the Department for Energy Security.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

10 Mar 2026 → 24 Mar 2026 · 2 dates

Standstill ends224 days ago
10 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice published210 days ago
24 Mar 2026, 14:38 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Feb 2026

Transparency notice published
27 Feb 2026, 15:28 GMT
UK5
Contract award notice published
27 Feb 2026, 15:40 GMT
UK6
Contract signature expected
12 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
24 Mar 2026, 14:38 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Contracts signed 1latest 11 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester13 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2027	US$225,140	24 Feb 2026	Awarded

Contracts

UKRI-5736 1.0 System Day on Omega for FY26 · Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester
Signed
11 Mar 2026
Value
US$225,140
Period
13 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2027
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: No KPIs

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

Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of RochesterAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PMXN-6622-HRRJ 250 East River Road, Rochester, New York, US, 14623–1299, 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 Tender24 Mar 2026, 14:38 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender27 Feb 2026, 15:40 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender27 Feb 2026, 15:28 GMT