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Published 15 Jun 2026, 13:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-6090 R5560 ADCs for the WISH Instrument at ISIS

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: South East (UKJ14)

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 15 Jun 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Costruzioni Apparecchiature Elettroniche Nucleari C.A.E.N. S.p.A

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UKRI STFC instrument WISH at ISIS requires a new data acquisition system (DAW). WISH is a diffractometer beamline on ISIS Target Station 2.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE

Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

38430000 Detection and analysis apparatus

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: 15 Jun 2026, 13:44 BST
Last source update: 25 Jun 2026, 13:18 BST
Authority reference: UKRI-6090
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-059847
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06b501 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: competition is absent for technical reasons

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

25 Jun 2026 → 25 Jun 2026 · 2 dates

Notice published119 days ago
25 Jun 2026, 13:18 BST
Standstill ends118 days ago
25 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jun 2026

Transparency notice published
15 Jun 2026, 13:44 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
15 Jun 2026, 13:55 BST
UK6
Contract details notice published
25 Jun 2026, 13:18 BST
UK7
Contract signature expected
26 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Contracts signed 1latest 25 Jun 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Costruzioni Apparecchiature Elettroniche Nucleari C.A.E.N. S.p.A26 Jun 2026 – 31 Mar 2027	€449,910	15 Jun 2026	Awarded

Contracts

UKRI-6090 R5560 ADCs for the WISH Instrument at ISIS · Costruzioni Apparecchiature Elettroniche Nucleari C.A.E.N. S.p.A
Signed
25 Jun 2026
Value
€449,910
Period
26 Jun 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: NA

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

Costruzioni Apparecchiature Elettroniche Nucleari C.A.E.N. S.p.A.Awarded supplierGB-PPON: PDRM-2762-XMXW Via Vetraia, Viareggio (LU), IT, 55049, ITContact 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 Tender25 Jun 2026, 13:18 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender15 Jun 2026, 13:55 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender15 Jun 2026, 13:44 BST