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Published 22 Sept 2026, 10:03 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-6395 Microstructure Equipped Underwater Glider

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

Direct awardSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: UK
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Award in standstill 22 Sept 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Teledyne Instruments Inc. d/b/a Teledyne Webb Research

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UKRI is looking to procure an underwater glider with equipped microstructure, for use in scientific research.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1AwardedSMEVCSE
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: UK
34721000 Gliders

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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
22 Sept 2026, 10:03 BST
Last source update
22 Sept 2026, 10:03 BST
Authority reference
UKRI-6395
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077713
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification
Competition is absent for technical reasoning. The new equipment must interface with existing control systems, tools and processes. This equipment is the only one capable of meeting those requirements.

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

2 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Notice published1 day ago
    22 Sept 2026, 10:03 BST
  2. Standstill endsin 9 days
    2 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Teledyne Instruments Inc. d/b/a Teledyne Webb Research6 Oct 2026 — 31 Mar 2027Options: Where requirements may change before delivery, alterations may be needed to the equipment.US$424,64022 Sept 2026standstill to 2 Oct 2026Standstill

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Sept 2026
  1. Contract signature expected
    5 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
  2. Contract award notice published
    22 Sept 2026, 10:03 BSTUK6
  3. Transparency notice published
    22 Sept 2026, 10:00 BSTUK5

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 1FL [email protected]

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published

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