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UKRI-6146 LISA 2nd Facility CMM

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 04:22.

Opportunity overview

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.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Hexagon Metrology Ltd

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£551.8k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
8 Jul 2026
Including VAT
£662.2k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PWDJ-8528-TNJN
Location
Telford, UKG21, TF7 4PL, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
UKRI-6146
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
A change of supplier would result in incompatibility or disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
additionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)
Id
GB-PPON-PDQJ-7126-JDHG

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDQJ-7126-JDHG

Address

Street Address
Polaris House
Locality
Swindon, Wiltshire
Postal Code
SN2 1FL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK14

Contact

Name
STFC Procurement

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
Hexagon Metrology Ltd
Id
GB-PPON-PWDJ-8528-TNJN

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWDJ-8528-TNJN

Address

Street Address
Metrology House, Halesfield 13, Shropshire
Locality
Telford
Postal Code
TF7 4PL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG21

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
38300000
Description
Measuring instruments

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PWDJ-8528-TNJN
Name
Hexagon Metrology Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
UKRI-6146 LISA 2nd Facility CMM
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
9 Jul 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
NA

Period

Starts
9 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
29 Jan 2027, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
662,163
Amount
551,803
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
064591-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
9 Jul 2026, 11:17
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Swindon, Wiltshire · UKK14 · SN2 1FL · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 060408-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 060411-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 064591-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·