UKRI awards NMR service contract to BRUKER UK LIMITED

Tender information last checkedLast checked 12 Oct 2026, 11:16.

Opportunity overview

Procurement Description ***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded without competition due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required Brief Description of Requirement NMR Service contract

Awarded to

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Bruker UK Limited

Matched by exact name

Contract value: £18.9k
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 8 Oct 2026
Including VAT: £22.7k
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-PPON PDGH-5627-XXXQ
Location: COVENTRY, UKG33, CV4 8HZ, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

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: CSP27932
Status: complete
Procurement Method: direct
Procurement Method Details: Below threshold - without competition

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: UK Research and Innovation
Id: GB-PPON-PDQJ-7126-JDHG

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PDQJ-7126-JDHG

Address

Street Address: Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Locality: Swindon
Postal Code: SN2 1FL
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKK14

Contact

Email: commercial@ukri.org

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - central government

Organisation 2

Name: UK Shared Business Services Ltd
Id: GB-PPON-PMPN-7535-GNTG
Role Details: Shared Service Provider

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PMPN-7535-GNTG

Address

Street Address: Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Locality: Swindon
Postal Code: SN2 1FF
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKK14

Contact

Email: CoreServices@uksbs.co.uk

Roles

procuringEntity

processContactPoint

Organisation 3

Name: Bruker UK Limited
Id: GB-PPON-PDGH-5627-XXXQ

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PDGH-5627-XXXQ

Address

Street Address: Longwood Close
Locality: COVENTRY
Postal Code: CV4 8HZ
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKG33

Contact

Email: sales.UK@bruker.com

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: sme
Vcse: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Status: active
Main Procurement Category: services

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 50000000
Description: Repair and maintenance services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UK
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PDGH-5627-XXXQ
Name: Bruker UK Limited

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 1
Award ID: 1
Title: CSP27932 - NMR Service contract
Status: active
Above Threshold: No
Date Signed: 9 Oct 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts: 14 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends: 13 Nov 2027, 23:59

Value

Including VAT: 22,706.65
Amount: 18,922.21
Currency: GBP

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 095924-2026
Document Type: contractNotice
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095924-2026 ↗
Published: 12 Oct 2026, 09:55
Format: text/html

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Swindon · UKK14 · SN2 1FL · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

095924-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender · 12 Oct 2026, 09:55

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

UK Research and Innovation has concluded and signed a one-year NMR service contract with BRUKER UK LIMITED. The notice states it was awarded directly below threshold because of an absence of competition for technical reasons.

Published outcome signals

Notice typeContract details notice on Find a TenderEvidence: Published document is described as "Contract details notice on Find a Tender".
Procurement statusCompleteEvidence: Tender status is "complete".
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award 1 status is "active".

97% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 095924-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078550
First published: 12 Oct 2026
Last checked: 12 Oct 2026, 11:16
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 12 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One active award and active contract (award/contract ID 1) to BRUKER UK LIMITED for NMR-related repair and maintenance services.

Market significance

A direct, below-threshold single-supplier service award worth £18,922.21 excluding VAT (£22,706.65 including VAT).

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

BRUKER UK LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · £18,922.21 excluding VAT; £22,706.65 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract

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Award 1 names Bruker UK Limited as supplier; supplier verification identifies BRUKER UK LIMITED (company number 00923986); contract 1 is linked to award 1.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice type

99% confidence

Contract details notice on Find a Tender

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Published document is described as "Contract details notice on Find a Tender".

Procurement status

98% confidence

Complete

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Tender status is "complete".

Award status

98% confidence

Active

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Award 1 status is "active".

Contract status

98% confidence

Active

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Contract 1 status is "active".

Contract signed

99% confidence

9 October 2026

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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-09.

VALUES

Published values explained

Contract value excluding VAT

99% confidence

£18,922.21

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Contract 1 value.amount is 18922.21 GBP.

Contract value including VAT

99% confidence

£22,706.65

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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 22706.65 GBP.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Contract signed

99% confidence

9 October 2026

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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-09.

Notice published

99% confidence

12 October 2026

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Notice publication timestamp is 2026-10-12T09:55:53+01:00.

Contract start

99% confidence

14 November 2026

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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-11-14.

Contract end

99% confidence

13 November 2027

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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-11-13T23:59:59Z.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

NMR Service contract

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Tender title and brief requirement both state "NMR Service contract".

Procurement category

98% confidence

Services

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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".

Classification

99% confidence

CPV 50000000 — Repair and maintenance services

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Award item additional classification lists CPV 50000000.

Delivery area

96% confidence

United Kingdom

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Award item delivery address region is UK.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procurement method

99% confidence

Direct; below threshold without competition

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Tender procurementMethod is "direct" and procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - without competition".

Stated rationale

99% confidence

Absence of competition for technical reasons; the notice says only a particular supplier could supply the requirement.

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Published procurement description explicitly gives this rationale.

Competition information

99% confidence

No competitive bidding information supplied.

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Term

99% confidence

14 November 2026 to 13 November 2027

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Contract period startDate and endDate.

Extension or options

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

Above-threshold status

99% confidence

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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Award structure

99% confidence

Single supplier and one lot

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One award links BRUKER UK LIMITED to lot 1.

Value allocation

98% confidence

The published contract value is linked to the sole contract and sole award.

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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; award 1 covers only lot 1.

Buyer route to market

99% confidence

Direct award justified by technical reasons rather than an open competition.

View supporting evidence

Published description states the procurement is concluded without competition due to an absence of competition for technical reasons.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

97%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-078550
Analysed: 12 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

UK Research and Innovation

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Party with buyer role is UK Research and Innovation.

Procuring entity

99% confidence

UK Shared Business Services Ltd

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Party is identified as procuringEntity and described as Shared Service Provider.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Central government public authority

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Buyer classification is "Public authority - central government".

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Legal supplier

99% confidence

BRUKER UK LIMITED

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Verified company name supplied through exact-name verification.

Company number

99% confidence

00923986

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Supplier verification record provides verified company number 00923986.

Supplier classification

98% confidence

SME; not a VCSE

View supporting evidence

Supplier party details state scale "sme" and vcse false.

Source trading/capitalisation form

99% confidence

Bruker UK Limited

View supporting evidence

Award and party source data use "Bruker UK Limited"; verified legal name is BRUKER UK LIMITED.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated re-procurement horizon

78% confidence

Around November 2027, if the stated end date is not extended or replaced earlier

View supporting evidence

Estimate based solely on the explicit contract end date of 13 November 2027; no renewal or extension terms are published.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Published record type

99% confidence

This is a contract details notice, not a call for competition.

View supporting evidence

Published description explicitly states this.

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate lot value.

View supporting evidence

Lot record contains no title, description or value; information not supplied in the published notice.

Competition detail

99% confidence

Bid count, evaluation and award scoring are not published.

View supporting evidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

No tender submission deadline, bid count, bidder list, evaluation methodology, scores or pricing breakdown was supplied.
No lot title, lot description or separately stated lot value was supplied for lot 1.
No extension, option or renewal provision was supplied.
The direct-award rationale is reported as stated in the notice; supporting technical evidence is not published.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the UKRI NMR service contract?

BRUKER UK LIMITED won award 1. The supplied verification identifies it as company number 00923986.

What is the value of the NMR service contract?

The contract value is £18,922.21 excluding VAT and £22,706.65 including VAT.

When does the contract run?

It starts on 14 November 2026 and ends on 13 November 2027.

Why was the contract awarded without competition?

The notice states that it was concluded without competition due to technical reasons and an absence of competition, with only a particular supplier able to supply the requirement.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

CSP27932 - NMR Service contract

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Bruker UK Limited

Classification

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Contact

Roles

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Traceable procurement data

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