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    ContractsService Contract Award Notice - Single Source Procurement
    Awarded contract

    Service Contract Award Notice - Single Source Procurement

    Awarded
    £11.6k
    Published 25 Jun 2026

    Single-source service and maintenance contract award notice due to unique technical requirements that limit supplier options.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· EnglandPublished 25 Jun 2026· 4 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £11.6k
    Published 25 Jun 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £11,635
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Other
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      England

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • ML
      MERCK LIFE SCIENCE UK LIMITED
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 4 months ago.

    25 June 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    This is a contract details notice, not a call for competition. This procurement is being awarded without competition due to technical reasons that make only one particular supplier capable of providing the required goods, services, or works. This is a service and maintenance contract notice being published for transparency and record-keeping purposes. Interested parties should note that this is a contract award notification rather than an open solicitation for bids.

    Track record

    52 awards · 42 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In facilities management, UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION has awarded 52 contracts to 42 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Kongsberg Maritime AS3× · 6%
    2. Photonic Solutions Limited2× · 4%
    3. VWS (UK) LTD2× · 4%
    4. ILLUMINA CAMBRIDGE2× · 4%
    5. RIGAKU EUROPE SE2× · 4%
    6. CARL ZEISS2× · 4%

    +36 more suppliers

    Across facilities management, the most active winners are NHS SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED NHSSC SCCL, TUNSTALL HEALTHCARE UK LTD, NHS ENGLAND — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Award notice and full record on the publisher's site

    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06bcd3

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