UKRI-6146 LISA 2nd Facility CMM

Official notice

Authority: UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£551,803published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 25 Jun 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Hexagon Metrology Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply, installation and commissioning of two high Coordinate Measuring Machines for the LISA Optical Bench dual integration facility currently being constructed at the UK Astronomy Technology Centre in Edinburgh.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE

Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

38300000 Measuring instruments

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: 26 Jun 2026, 14:29 BST
Last source update: 9 Jul 2026, 11:17 BST
Authority reference: UKRI-6146
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-064591
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06be5c Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification: A change of supplier would result in incompatibility or disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

7 Jul 2026 → 9 Jul 2026 · 2 dates

Standstill ends105 days ago
7 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice published103 days ago
9 Jul 2026, 11:17 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Jun 2026

Transparency notice published
26 Jun 2026, 14:29 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
26 Jun 2026, 14:31 BST
UK6
Contract details notice published
9 Jul 2026, 11:17 BST
UK7
Contract signature expected
9 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £551,8031 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 9 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Hexagon Metrology Ltd9 Jul 2026 – 29 Jan 2027	£551,803	25 Jun 2026	Awarded

Contracts

UKRI-6146 LISA 2nd Facility CMM · Hexagon Metrology Ltd
Signed
9 Jul 2026
Value
£551,803
Period
9 Jul 2026 – 29 Jan 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

Hexagon Metrology LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PWDJ-8528-TNJN Metrology House, Halesfield 13, Shropshire, Telford, West Midlands, TF7 4PLContact 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 Tender9 Jul 2026, 11:17 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender26 Jun 2026, 14:31 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender26 Jun 2026, 14:29 BST