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Imaging Equipment

AWE Plc · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

AWE has an operational requirement for the continued provision of imaging equipment. The operational nature of the supported capability systems necessitate a justified and compliant approach to direct award. £480,000 Due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required; and There are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.

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.

Published award value
£365k
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-PPON PBXY-3232-WNHZ
Location
Withheld Town, UKI32, SW1A 2AS, 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
AWE01725
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The basis of this direct award is that set out at Schedule 5, Paragraph 6 Procurement Act 2023 namely that: · Due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required; and · There are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works. And Schedule 6, Paragraph 7 Procurement Act 2023 namely that: · A change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works. · The difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

defenceSecurity

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights
Entry 2
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PYCH-2579-LGTN
Name
AWE Plc

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ11
Country
GB
Locality
Reading
Postal Code
RG7 4PR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
AWE Aldermaston

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PYCH-2579-LGTN
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PBXY-3232-WNHZ
Name
Withheld Section94 Supplier

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI32
Country
GB
Locality
Withheld Town
Postal Code
SW1A 2AS
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Withheld address line 1

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Identifier

Id
PBXY-3232-WNHZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
pending
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
38653000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Apparatus for photographic laboratories

Value

Amount
365,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
438,000

Documents

Entry 1
Id
044434-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
30 Jul 2025, 16:15

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PBXY-3232-WNHZ
Name
Withheld Section94 Supplier

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
30 Jul 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Oct 2025, 23:59
Starts
30 Jul 2025, 00:00

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Reading · UKJ11 · RG7 4PR · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-056976-2025-07-30T16:15:36+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·