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Published 5 Mar 2026, 11:15 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-5873 Complete DAQ chain for Liquid Detectors

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitableVCSE suitable
Awarded value£388,993published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 5 Mar 2026no call for competition
Awarded to PETsys Electronics - Medical PET Detectors S. A

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract covers the procurement of a complete readout and Data Acquisition (DAQ) chain for STFC PPD, including triggering capability, spanning from the front-end ASIC to the delivery of processed data output to a server.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE
Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

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
5 Mar 2026, 11:15 GMT
Last source update
16 Jun 2026, 07:56 BST
Authority reference
UKRI-5873
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-056390
Latest notice
Contract termination notice (UK11)
Delivery area
South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0662d0 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.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

16 Mar 2026 → 16 Jun 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends218 days ago
    16 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  2. Notice published127 days ago
    16 Jun 2026, 07:56 BST

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Mar 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    5 Mar 2026, 11:15 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    5 Mar 2026, 11:50 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    18 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    17 Apr 2026, 13:37 BST
    UK7
  5. Contract termination notice published
    16 Jun 2026, 07:56 BST
    UK11
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2026-03: 1 release · 5 Mar 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £388,9931 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
PETsys Electronics - Medical PET Detectors S. A19 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2026£388,9935 Mar 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • UKRI-5873 Complete DAQ chain for Liquid Detectors · PETsys Electronics - Medical PET Detectors S. A

    Signed
    19 Mar 2026
    Value
    £388,993
    Period
    19 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2026
    Status
    terminated
    Final value
    £388,993
    Termination
    mutuallyAgreed

    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
  • PETsys Electronics - Medical PET Detectors S. AAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PLWH-1994-LZJJ Taguspark, Lisbon Science and Technology Park Avenida Professor Doutor Cavaco Silva Ed Tecnologia 3.2, 61-64, Porto Salvo, PT, P-2740-527, PTContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure