UKRI awards Smartlab Service contract to Rigaku Europe SE

Tender information last checkedLast checked 14 Oct 2026, 14:41.

Opportunity overview

***** 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 services required, and there are no reasonable alternatives to those services. UK Research Innovation (UKRI) had a requirement for Smartlab Service contract to be supplied.

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.

Rigaku Europe SE

No match

Contract value: €13k
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 8 Oct 2026
Including VAT: €15.6k
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-PPON PTQY-1992-LHYY
Location: Neu-Isenburg, DE, 63263, Germany

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: CSP27934
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: Rigaku Europe SE
Id: GB-PPON-PTQY-1992-LHYY

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PTQY-1992-LHYY

Address

Street Address: Hugenottenallee 167
Locality: Neu-Isenburg
Postal Code: 63263
Country: DE
Country Name: Germany
Region: DE

Contact

Email: rese.tenders@rigaku.com

Roles

supplier

Details

Url: http://www.rigaku.com ↗
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: 50400000
Description: Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UK
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PTQY-1992-LHYY
Name: Rigaku Europe SE

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 1
Award ID: 1
Title: CSP27934 - Smartlab Service contract
Status: active
Above Threshold: No
Date Signed: 9 Oct 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts: 1 Dec 2026, 00:00
Ends: 30 Nov 2027, 23:59

Value

Including VAT: 15,649.2
Amount: 13,041
Currency: EUR

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 097012-2026
Document Type: contractNotice
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097012-2026 ↗
Published: 14 Oct 2026, 13:29
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

097012-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender · 14 Oct 2026, 13:29

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 (UKRI) published a contract details notice for Smartlab service support. The contract was signed with Rigaku Europe SE following a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition, citing technical reasons and no reasonable alternatives.

Published outcome signals

Notice typeContract details notice on Find a TenderEvidence: The published notice is identified as a "Contract details notice on Find a Tender" and UK7 contract notice.
Procurement stageContractEvidence: Process stage is recorded as "contract".
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award 1 has status "active".

98% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 097012-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07878d
First published: 14 Oct 2026
Last checked: 14 Oct 2026, 14:41
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: 14 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One active award and one active contract are recorded for Rigaku Europe SE. The contract runs from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2027.

Market significance

This is a EUR 13,041 net service contract (EUR 15,649.20 gross) for repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment, awarded without competition.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

Rigaku Europe SE

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · EUR 13,041 net; EUR 15,649.20 gross EUR · Active award; active signed contract

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Award 1 names Rigaku Europe SE as its supplier and is linked to contract 1. Contract 1 records EUR 13,041 amount and EUR 15,649.20 amountGross.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice type

99% confidence

Contract details notice on Find a Tender

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The published notice is identified as a "Contract details notice on Find a Tender" and UK7 contract notice.

Procurement stage

99% confidence

Contract

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Process stage is recorded as "contract".

Award status

99% confidence

Active

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Award 1 has status "active".

Contract status

99% confidence

Active

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Contract 1 has status "active".

Contract signature

99% confidence

Signed on 9 October 2026

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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-09T00:00:00+01:00.

Contract start

99% confidence

1 December 2026

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Contract period startDate is 2026-12-01T00:00:00Z.

Contract end

99% confidence

30 November 2027

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Contract period endDate is 2027-11-30T23:59:59Z.

VALUES

Published values explained

Contract value (net)

99% confidence

EUR 13,041

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Contract 1 value.amount is 13041 and currency is EUR.

Contract value (gross)

99% confidence

EUR 15,649.20

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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 15649.2 and currency is EUR.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Contract signed

99% confidence

9 October 2026

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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-09T00:00:00+01:00.

Notice published

99% confidence

14 October 2026

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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-14T13:29:18+01:00.

Contract start

99% confidence

1 December 2026

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Contract 1 startDate is 2026-12-01T00:00:00Z.

Contract end

99% confidence

30 November 2027

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Contract 1 endDate is 2027-11-30T23:59:59Z.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

98% confidence

Smartlab Service contract

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The process and contract title is "CSP27934 - Smartlab Service contract".

Procurement category

99% confidence

Services

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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".

CPV classification

99% confidence

50400000 — Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment

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The awarded item lists CPV 50400000 with this description.

Delivery geography

98% confidence

United Kingdom

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The awarded item specifies a delivery address with region UK and country GB.

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".

Competition rationale

99% confidence

Absence of competition for technical reasons; the notice states that only a particular supplier could provide the required services and that there were no reasonable alternatives.

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The notice description gives this rationale for concluding the procurement without competition.

Tender competition

99% confidence

No call for competition

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The notice description states: "THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION".

Bid count

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Term

99% confidence

12 months

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The stated period runs from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2027.

Above-threshold status

99% confidence

Below threshold

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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false; the tender method details also state below threshold.

Extension or renewal options

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Award structure

99% confidence

Single-supplier, single-lot award

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One award is recorded, linked to lot 1 and one named supplier.

Supplier route to market

99% confidence

Direct technical-reasons award

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The notice says the procurement was concluded without competition because of technical reasons and no reasonable alternatives.

Value basis

99% confidence

The published contract reports both net and gross EUR values.

View supporting evidence

Contract 1 provides amount of EUR 13,041 and amountGross of EUR 15,649.20.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

98%overall confidence

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

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-07878d
Analysed: 14 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

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The process names UK Research and Innovation as buyer, and the notice description refers to UKRI.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Central government public authority

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Buyer classifications identify "Public authority - central government".

Procuring entity

99% confidence

UK Shared Business Services Ltd

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UK Shared Business Services Ltd is listed as procuring entity and process contact point, with role detail "Shared service provider".

Buyer location

98% confidence

Swindon, United Kingdom

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The buyer address is Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1FL.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier

99% confidence

Rigaku Europe SE

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Rigaku Europe SE is named as the supplier for award 1.

Supplier location

99% confidence

Neu-Isenburg, Germany

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Supplier address locality is Neu-Isenburg, postal code 63263, country Germany.

Supplier classification

98% confidence

SME

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Supplier details record scale as "sme" and vcse as false.

Supplier identifier

99% confidence

GB-PPON-PTQY-1992-LHYY

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The supplier party identifier is GB-PPON PTQY-1992-LHYY.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated renewal decision point

90% confidence

Around 30 November 2027, based on the stated contract end date

View supporting evidence

Contract 1 ends on 30 November 2027. This is an end-date estimate, not a procurement forecast.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Award-level value

99% confidence

No separate award value is published; contract-level values are reported instead.

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Award 1 has no value, while linked contract 1 reports EUR values.

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.

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Lot 1 is identified and complete, but its title, description and value fields are not supplied.

Tender dates and bid data

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

View supporting evidence

No tender start date, submission deadline, bid count or evaluation detail is recorded.

Supplier identity verification

99% confidence

Not applicable in the supplied supplier-verification workflow; the supplier is presented using the published source name.

View supporting evidence

supplier_identity_status is "not_applicable" and no verified company name is supplied.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

No separate award or lot value is published; reported values are contract-level values linked to the sole award and supplier.
Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
Information not supplied in the published notice: tender start date, submission deadline, bid count, evaluation detail, pricing breakdown and extension or renewal terms.
The supplied supplier-verification workflow is marked not applicable and does not provide a verified legal company name or company number.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the UKRI Smartlab Service contract?

Rigaku Europe SE is the named supplier for the active award and contract.

What is the value of the Smartlab Service contract?

The contract value is EUR 13,041 net and EUR 15,649.20 gross.

When does the contract run?

The stated term is from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2027.

Was the contract competed?

No. The notice states it was concluded without competition for technical reasons, with no reasonable alternatives.

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.

CSP27934 - Smartlab Service contract

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Rigaku Europe SE

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Lots and requirements

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Suppliers

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Period

Value

Documents

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

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