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Development of enhanced glass blown rubidium cells for UK tactical atomic clocks

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 19:17.

Opportunity overview

Project to provide UK sovereign capability in both manufacturing the glass blown shapes for vapour cells and rubidium standards for use in atomic clocks.

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.

HCD Research

Match pending…
Published award value
£49.5k
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Location
Burgess Hill, UKJ28, RH15 0JW, 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
ocds-h6vhtk-066bc5
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
There is a lack of glass blowing expertise in the UK to manufacture the glass shapes for vapour cells. HCD Research designs and manufactures various rubidium frequency products. The project’s aim with is to provide UK sovereign capability in both manufacturing the glass blown shapes for vapour cells and rubidium standards for use in atomic clocks. HCD Research Ltd will develop the new technology and capability in the UK, to UK standards.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Id
GB-PPON-PVWZ-3216-PVQL

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVWZ-3216-PVQL

Address

Street Address
22 Whitehall
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1A 2EG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
HCD Research
Id
GB-FTS-177413

Address

Street Address
179 Junction Road
Locality
Burgess Hill
Postal Code
RH15 0JW
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ28

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
pending
Main Procurement Category
goods
Above Threshold
No

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
38000000
Description
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

Value

Including VAT
59,400
Amount
49,500
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-177413
Name
HCD Research

Contract period

Starts
19 Mar 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
023846-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Published
17 Mar 2026, 09:53
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
18 Mar 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1A 2EG · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 023846-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·