AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory awarded Edinburgh Instruments Limited a contract to supply a pulsed CO2 laser. The published contract record states that it was signed on 7 October 2026 and runs to 31 January 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award (award 1) and one active contract (contract 1) are recorded for Edinburgh Instruments Limited. The contract value is £91,382.80 excluding VAT and £109,659.36 including VAT.
Market significanceThis is a specialist laser-equipment purchase by a central-government science and technology body, conducted as below-threshold limited competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
EDINBURGH INSTRUMENTS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £91,382.80 excluding VAT; £109,659.36 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-00962331. Supplier verification matches Companies House number 00962331 to EDINBURGH INSTRUMENTS LIMITED. Contract 1 is linked to award 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract details notice published 12 October 2026
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Find a Tender document 096190-2026 is dated 2026-10-12 and described as a Contract details notice.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive and signed
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Contract 1 has status 'active' and dateSigned of 2026-10-07.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£91,382.80
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Contract 1 value.amount is 91382.8 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£109,659.36
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 109659.36 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-07.
Contract start
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-07.
Contract end
99% confidence31 January 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-01-31T23:59:59Z.
Notice published
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract details notice 096190-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-12.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply of Pulse CO2 Laser
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Process title and description state 'Supply of Pulse CO2 Laser'.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is 'goods'.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 38636100 — Lasers
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Award item 1 lists CPV 38636100, described as Lasers.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKK, United Kingdom
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Award item 1 delivery address specifies region UKK and country GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited; below-threshold limited competition
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Tender procurementMethod is 'limited' and procurementMethodDetails states 'Below threshold - limited competition'.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of invited or received bids is unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence7 October 2026 to 31 January 2027
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Contract 1 period specifies these start and end dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Purchase profile
97% confidenceA single-supplier specialist laser supply contract valued at £91,382.80 excluding VAT.
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The award has one named supplier and the contract specifies the net value and laser CPV classification.
Award rationale
99% confidenceNot published
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No evaluation results, scores, pricing comparison, or award rationale are supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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The supplier was matched by Companies House number 00962331; verified name is EDINBURGH INSTRUMENTS LIMITED.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description, or separate value
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Lot 1 is recorded as complete, but its title, description and value fields are null.
Award-date detail
99% confidenceAward date not supplied
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Award 1 has no award_date value.
Commercial detail
99% confidencePricing breakdown and evaluation information not supplied in the published notice
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No unit prices, bid totals, scores, or award rationale are present in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not provide an award date, bid count, evaluation scores, award rationale, or pricing breakdown.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description, or individual value.
- No extension or renewal terms are published; the stated end date is not a renewal forecast.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
DSTL0000071484Defence Science and Technology LaboratoryEdinburgh Instruments Limitedpulsed CO2 laserlaser procurementFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the DSTL pulsed CO2 laser contract?
EDINBURGH INSTRUMENTS LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 00962331.
What is the contract value?
£91,382.80 excluding VAT and £109,659.36 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 7 October 2026 to 31 January 2027.
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.