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Public sector contracts from National Physical Laboratory

National Physical Laboratory has published 35 contract awards since 2023.

Its most recent award was recorded on 16 Jun 2025, and across the whole period it has used 33 different suppliers.

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Awards, last 12 months
35
Awards since 2021
33
Distinct suppliers
£78k
Median contract value
1
Expiring in 18 months

Most recent award recorded 16 Jun 2025.

Coming up for renewal

1 contract 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.

ContractIncumbentValueExpires
Hard FM ServiceSmart Managed Solutions£200k31 Mar 2027

Overview

Its most active procurement category is laboratory and precision equipment.

Daintta Limited appears most frequently, holding 2 awards.

Published contract values total £7.9m, with a median of £78k. Framework ceilings are counted once rather than once per supplier.

1 contract held with this organisation is due to expire within the next eighteen months.

Awards per quarter

Q4 244Q1 252Q2 251

Recent activity

Latest contract awards

ContractSupplierValueAwarded
Strategic Reporting5Y Technology£500k16 Jun 2025
Awarded - ITT - IoT 5G devices Base Station EmulatorAnritsu EMEA Limited£250k4 Mar 2025
ITT_121341 - Cryo-free QHR FridgeCryogenic Limited£160k20 Jan 2025
RFQ_128938 - Evaluation of NPL Quantum ProgrammeRSM UK Consulting LLP£100k19 Nov 2024
Study on Better Evidencing Benefits Attributable to NPL's Work in RadiotherapyKing's College London£60k8 Nov 2024
RFQ_128875 - Study on Better Evidencing Impacts Attributable to NMS Laboratories' Work in NanomedicinesBriscoe Advisory Ltd£30k16 Oct 2024
RFQ_128875 - NMS Survey for Healthcare UsersIFF Research£50k11 Oct 2024
CAN: Multi-Species Laboratory ATD/GC/MS systemAgilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd£122k12 Jul 2024
CAN: Big Glove Box with Safety DiskMBraun Inertgas Systeme GmbH£252k28 Mar 2024
CAN: Optical Parametric OscillatorCoherent Europe B.V.£252k28 Mar 2024
RFQ_128032 - Bibliometric Assessment of the National Physical Laboratory's (NPL) Research OutputElsevier£41k26 Mar 2024
CAN: Multi-Channel Test SystemCellCare Technologies Limited£251k7 Mar 2024
Hard FM ServiceSmart Managed Solutions£200k22 Jan 2024
CAN: Procurement of GHz BW OscilloscopeKeysight Technologies Uk Limited£57k15 Jan 2024
CAN: Procurement of Condensation Particle Counter (CPC) deviceMKS Instruments UK Ltd£83k15 Jan 2024
CAN: Procurement of Repl SO2 NDIR Gas AnalysersABB Limited£53k18 Dec 2023
ITT_127014 OWTF Hoist WinchesA&M Defence and Marine Services Ltd£110k7 Dec 2023
CAN: Procurement of Condensation Particle Counter (CPC) deviceTSI Instruments Ltd£38k5 Dec 2023
RFQ_127664 - Replacement Rockwell Hardness MachineHardness Calibrations£50k4 Dec 2023
System & Software Engineering DevelopmentDaintta Limited£249k30 Nov 2023

Who they buy from

Most frequent suppliers

  1. 01Daintta Limited2 awards
  2. 02Rohde & Schwarz UK Ltd.2 awards
  3. 035Y Technology1 award
  4. 04Quantum Design UK & Ireland Limited1 award
  5. 05Coherent Europe B.V.1 award
  6. 06MBraun Inertgas-Systeme GmbH1 award
  7. 07CellCare Technologies Limited1 award
  8. 08Anritsu EMEA Limited1 award
  9. 09Smart Managed Solutions1 award
  10. 10Cryogenic Limited1 award

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Who does National Physical Laboratory award contracts to?

Across 35 contracts recorded since 2021, National Physical Laboratory has used 33 different suppliers. The most frequent are Daintta Limited (2 contracts), Rohde & Schwarz UK Ltd. (2 contracts), 5Y Technology (1 contracts).

What does National Physical Laboratory buy?

Its most active procurement categories are laboratory and precision equipment, research and development, business and professional services. Categories are derived from the CPV codes published on each award notice.

When do National Physical Laboratory contracts come up for renewal?

1 contract awarded by National Physical Laboratory have an end date within the next 18 months, the earliest on 31 Mar 2027. 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?

Published values total £7.9m across the 35 contracts that state one, with a median of £78k. These are the values published on award notices, which for frameworks are ceilings rather than money actually spent.

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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.