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Published 6 Feb 2026, 10:36 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI‑5756 5-axis CNC mill

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: Industrial machinery (42) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£248,475published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 6 Feb 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Haas Automation Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) intends to make a direct award for the purchase of a 5‑axis machining centre required to support operational and technical activities at the UK Astronomy Technology Centre.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
42000000 Industrial machinery

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
6 Feb 2026, 10:36 GMT
Last source update
15 Jun 2026, 11:46 BST
Authority reference
C0842
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-056114
Latest notice
Contract termination notice (UK11)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0649c2 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Compatibility to existing software systems.

Review and risk notes
Risks

none

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

17 Feb 2026 → 15 Jun 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends251 days ago
    17 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  2. Notice published133 days ago
    15 Jun 2026, 11:46 BST

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Feb 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    6 Feb 2026, 10:36 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    6 Feb 2026, 10:48 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    19 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    15 Jun 2026, 11:37 BST
    UK7
  5. Contract termination notice published
    15 Jun 2026, 11:46 BST
    UK11
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2026-02: 1 release · 6 Feb 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £248,4751 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Feb 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Haas Automation LtdSME20 Feb 2026 – 20 Mar 2026£248,4756 Feb 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • UKRI‑5756 5-axis CNC mill · Haas Automation LtdSME

    Signed
    19 Feb 2026
    Value
    £248,475
    Period
    20 Feb 2026 – 20 Mar 2026
    Status
    terminated
    Final value
    £248,475
    Termination
    contractCompleted

    No agreed KPIs: Not required

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Haas Automation LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PBXD-5887-JNTT 2 Convent Road, Norwich, East of England, NR2 1PAContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure