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Public sector contracts from National Physical Laboratory
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- 0
- Awards, last 12 months
- 131
- Awards since 2021
- 91
- Distinct suppliers
- £100k
- Median contract value
- 4
- Ending in 18 months
Hatched quarters fall only partly inside the next 18 months. Busiest whole quarter: Q1 2027.
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- Most of its current contracts end in the next 12 months
No contract awards published in the last 12 months; 131 since 2021 from 91 suppliers.
National Physical Laboratory at a glance
Its most active procurement category is laboratory and precision equipment.
Keysight Technologies UK Limited appears most frequently, holding 10 awards.
The median published contract value is £100k (131 contracts state a value).
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Awards per quarter
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4 contracts expiring in the next 18 months
Contract end dates are published in the original award notices. A contract approaching its end date is a re-tender with a date on it, and the point at which a buyer is most open to a conversation.
| Contract | Incumbent | Value | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awarded - ITT - Lot 1: Provision of Public Relations Services | Spreckley Partners Limited | £144k | 1 Dec 2026in 3 weeks |
| Awarded - ITT - Lot 2: Provision of Policy Monitoring Services | DeHavilland Political Intelligence | £57k | 1 Dec 2026in 3 weeks |
| Hard FM Service | Smart Managed Solutions | £200k | 31 Mar 2027in 5 months |
| Awarded ITT: PLM - Product Lifecycle Management System | Desktop Engineering Limited | £720k | 11 Oct 2027in 11 months |
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Most frequent suppliers
- Keysight Technologies UK Limited10 awards
- Rohde and Schwarz UK Limited8 awards
- Menlo Systems GmbH4 awards
- Anritsu EMEA Limited4 awards
- Mirion Technologies (CANBERRA UK) Limited4 awards
- Metprep LTDSME3 awards
- Daintta Limited2 awards
- Desktop Engineering Limited2 awards
- iVention2 awards
- HORIBA UK LImited2 awards
How much goes to small firms and the voluntary sector
9 of 39 awards
0 of 21 awards
Awards since November 2023 where National Physical Laboratory recorded on the notice whether the winner was an SME or voluntary sector organisation. The badges next to each supplier are stricter: a supplier is only badged when every buyer's notices agree.
Every supplier to National Physical Laboratory with a profile28
- ABB Limited1
- Agilent Technologies LDA UK LTD2
- Anritsu EMEA Limited4
- CBRE Managed Services Limited (“CBRE”)1
- Coherent Europe B.VSME2
- Daintta Limited2
- Elsevier Limited1
- EVIDENT Europe GmbH1
- Fluke (UK) Limited2
- Hexagon Metrology Limited1
- Hiden Analytical Limited2
- Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science Limited1
- HORIBA UK LImited2
- IFF Research Limited1
- Keysight Technologies UK Limited10
- LabLogic Systems Limited1
- Lambda Photometrics Ltd1
- Leica Microsystems (UK) Limited1
- Metprep LTDSME3
- Mirion Technologies (CANBERRA UK) Limited4
- Photonic Solutions LTD1
- Quantum Design UK and Ireland Limited2
- Rohde and Schwarz UK Limited8
- RSM UK Consulting LLP1
- SKILLGATE LtdSME1
- Tektronix UK Limited2
- Thermo Electron Manufacturing Limited1
- TOPTICA Photonics AG1
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Most active categories
The CPV codes on this work
The codes National Physical Laboratory classifies its contracts under. Each one shows who else buys that work, the typical value, and what is coming up for renewal.
- 38000000Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)98
- 73110000Research services5
- 72000000IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support5
- 48000000Software package and information systems3
- 98300000Miscellaneous services2
- 79340000Advertising and marketing services2
- 39000000Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products2
- 80000000Education and training services1
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National Physical Laboratory, in short
Who does National Physical Laboratory award contracts to?
Across 131 contracts recorded since 2021, National Physical Laboratory has used 91 different suppliers. The most frequent are Keysight Technologies UK Limited (10 contracts), Rohde and Schwarz UK Limited (8 contracts), Menlo Systems GmbH (4 contracts).
What does National Physical Laboratory buy?
Its most active procurement categories are laboratory and precision equipment, business and professional services, research and development. Categories are derived from the CPV codes published on each award notice.
When do National Physical Laboratory contracts come up for renewal?
4 contracts awarded by National Physical Laboratory have an end date within the next 18 months, the earliest on 1 Dec 2026. End dates come from the original award notices, so they are visible well before any re-tender is advertised.
How much does National Physical Laboratory spend on contracts?
The median published contract value is £100k, across the 131 contracts that state a value. Published values are not added up here: a framework's value is a ceiling shared by every supplier on it, and the same value is often repeated across lots, so adding them up would overstate what is spent.
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How these figures are worked out
- The last 12 months: award notices published from 8 November 2025 to 7 November 2026, each contract counted once however many suppliers or rows it has. The same window is used everywhere on this page.
- Most of its current contracts end in the next 12 months: 4 of its 5 contracts with an end date still to come end by 7 November 2027. Shown when that is more than half, with at least 5.
- No award notice in the last 12 months: No award notice published since 8 November 2025 in the notices we hold.
- Most recent award: recorded 16 Jun 2025 (1 year 5 months ago).
- Since 2021: totals count contracts by award date from January 2021, and suppliers by organisation rather than by spelling.
Sources
Contract data on this page is sourced from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder and published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under that licence. Figures cover contract award notices published from January 2021 onward, with comprehensive coverage from 2023. Earlier contracts, and any award not published to Find a Tender or Contracts Finder, will not appear. Figures may lag the source portals. Relative dates (such as “in 6 days”) count from 7 November 2026, when this page was built.
How to cite this data
Tender Radar (2026) Public sector contracts from National Physical Laboratory [Dataset]. Professor AI. Available at: https://tender-radar.co.uk/buyers/national-physical-laboratory (Accessed: 7 November 2026).
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