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Published 16 Feb 2026, 15:58 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-5765 Supply of new alignment system Laser Tracker

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: North West (UKD61)
Awarded value£179,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 16 Feb 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Hexagon Metrology Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract is for the Procurement of a new Laser Tracker alignment system for STFC Daresbury Laboratory.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North West
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
16 Feb 2026, 15:58 GMT
Last source update
16 Jun 2026, 08:28 BST
Authority reference
UKRI-5765
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-056399
Latest notice
Contract termination notice (UK11)
Delivery area
North West (UKD61)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06553a Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

The contract will be awarded as a Single Source Direct Award, as competition is absent due to technical reasons and technical compatibility with existing systems to meet organizational needs.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

25 Feb 2026 → 16 Jun 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends243 days ago
    25 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  2. Notice published133 days ago
    16 Jun 2026, 08:28 BST

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Feb 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    16 Feb 2026, 15:58 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    16 Feb 2026, 16:55 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    10 Apr 2026, 10:45 BST
    UK7
  5. Contract termination notice published
    16 Jun 2026, 08:28 BST
    UK11
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2026-02: 1 release · 16 Feb 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £179,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Hexagon Metrology Ltd2 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2026£179,00016 Feb 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • UKRI-5765 Supply of new alignment system Laser Tracker · Hexagon Metrology Ltd

    Signed
    11 Mar 2026
    Value
    £179,000
    Period
    11 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2026
    Status
    terminated
    Final value
    £179,000
    Termination
    contractCompleted

    No agreed KPIs: N/A

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
  • Hexagon Metrology LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PWDJ-8528-TNJN Metrology House, Halesfield 13, Telford, West Midlands, TF7 4PLContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure