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UKRI-5717 Support and Maintenance for ORCA quantum computer

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

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 23:18.

Opportunity overview

Support and Maintenance for ORCA quantum computer hosted at RAL

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.

ORCA Computing Limited

Match pending…
Published award value
£480k
Awarded
9 Feb 2026
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-PPON PQHT-3258-LTGM
Location
London, UKI32, W2 6LA, 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-5717
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

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

Telephone
+441793442000

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
ORCA Computing Limited
Id
GB-PPON-PQHT-3258-LTGM

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PQHT-3258-LTGM

Address

Street Address
30 Eastbourne Terrace,
Locality
London
Postal Code
W2 6LA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
UKRI-5717 Support and Maintenance for ORCA quantum computer
Status
pending
Date
9 Feb 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
72261000
Description
Software support services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ14
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
576,000
Amount
480,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PQHT-3258-LTGM
Name
ORCA Computing Limited

Standstill Period

Ends
18 Feb 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
23 Feb 2026, 00:00
Ends
22 Feb 2028, 23:59

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
011389-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
9 Feb 2026, 13:49
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
20 Feb 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 011337-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 011389-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·