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Published 1 Sept 2026, 14:30 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-6339 - Vulcan 20-20 front end seed femtosecond laser

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£303,625published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 1 Sept 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to PHOTONIC SOLUTIONS LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Single source procurement of a light conversion PHAROS Laser from Photonic Solutions. The laser is required to operate as the master/slave configuration with the existing PHAROS system, providing the required performance and synchronisation for the Vulcan 20-20 front end.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
1 Sept 2026, 14:30 BST
Last source update
1 Sept 2026, 15:10 BST
Authority reference
UKRI-6339
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-082759
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06efa6 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Single source procurement of a light conversion PHAROS Laser from Photonic Solutions. The laser is required to operate as the master/slave configuration with the existing PHAROS system, providing the required performance and synchronisation for the Vulcan 20-20 front end.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

1 Sept 2026 → 11 Sept 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published53 days ago
    1 Sept 2026, 15:10 BST
  2. Standstill ends42 days ago
    11 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Sept 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    1 Sept 2026, 14:30 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    1 Sept 2026, 15:10 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    14 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £303,6251 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
PHOTONIC SOLUTIONS LIMITED14 Sept 2026 – 31 Mar 2027£303,6251 Sept 2026standstill to 11 Sept 2026Standstill

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 email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Photonics SolutionsAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PYNC-9658-MBVV Unit 2.2 Quantum Court Heriot Watt University Research Park, Currie, Scotland, EH14 4APContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender