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OpenStage · planning

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

UKRI-5795 Optics Framework

Laboratory EquipmentCPV 38000000
Value£9.0m
Deadline
Published14 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide
Who to contact
stfcprocurement@ukri.org
+441793442000

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£9.0mtotal contract value
median £70k
this tender£0£9.7m

This is a large award for Laboratory & Precision Equipment — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 9,869 valued Laboratory & Precision Equipment tenders in our corpus.

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UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) publishes Laboratory & Precision Equipment work continuously — 11 notices, roughly one every 12 days. This is a stream to watch, not a cycle to wait for.

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The brief

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is undertaking pre market engagement to inform the potential development of a multi supplier framework agreement covering a range of optical components and assemblies.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a12d
Stage
planning · Planning
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
077527-2026
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