This notice announces an administrative change to an existing contract or market (a contract change notice). No new tender or admission is opened here; see the linked notices below for the original opportunity.
Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-5973 Acoustic Test Equipment Rental and Support
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: South East (UKJ14)
Awarded value£190,467published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 16 Apr 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Acoustic Research Systems, Inc
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis requirement is for the rental and support of acoustic test equipment for STFC RAL Space.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Administrative change
- 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
- 16 Apr 2026, 13:58 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Oct 2026, 13:02 BST
- Authority reference
UKRI-5973- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-095661- Latest notice
- Contract change notice (UK10)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068442Find 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
27 Apr 2026 → 9 Oct 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends184 days ago27 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Notice published19 days ago9 Oct 2026, 13:02 BST
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Apr 2026- Transparency notice published16 Apr 2026, 13:58 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published16 Apr 2026, 14:25 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published23 Sept 2026, 15:46 BSTUK7
- Contract change notice published9 Oct 2026, 13:02 BSTUK10
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-04: 1 release · 16 Apr 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £190,4671 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Sept 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acoustic Research Systems, Inc1 Sept 2026 – 30 Sept 2026 | £190,467 | 16 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
UKRI-5973 Acoustic Test Equipment Rental and Support · Acoustic Research Systems, Inc
- Signed
- 21 Sept 2026
- Value
- £218,345
- Period
- 25 Sept 2026 – 30 Nov 2026
- Status
- active
- Change 24 Sept 2026 Unforseeable Circumstances
No agreed KPIs: N/A due to contract value
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Acoustic Research Systems, IncAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract change notice Contract change notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender