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GEIC Tier 2 Membership Extension and Innovation Support Services

NPL Management Limited

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28 Aug 2026 at 16:15

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NPL Management Limited procured an extension of Tier 2 membership with the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) at the University of Manchester, together with innovation support services. The requirement is classified as research and experimental development services and is intended to support continued engagement with the GEIC. The buying organisation is NPL Management Limited, a public undertaking associated with the National Physical Laboratory in Teddington. The work is delivered in the United Kingdom, with the service described as being centred on the GEIC and the University of Manchester in Manchester. This is a single-service requirement rather than a collection of separately described lots, covering the continuation of a specialist innovation and research relationship.

The procurement has been completed and awarded through a below-threshold route with the method recorded as unknown. It comprised one lot. The contract was awarded to the University of Manchester on 6 August 2026 and signed on the same date. The contract runs from 6 August 2026 to 30 June 2027. Its value is £7,000,000 excluding VAT and £8,400,000 including VAT. The award is active and the contract is active. The recorded basis for the purchase is the extension of GEIC Tier 2 membership and innovation support services, within the research and experimental development services category. The award covers the single lot and names the University of Manchester as the selected supplier.

This procurement demonstrates substantial demand from NPL Management Limited for specialist access to graphene engineering innovation capability and associated research and experimental development support. Competitors seeking similar work would need credible expertise in graphene technologies, applied research and experimental development, alongside the ability to provide structured innovation support through an established engineering innovation centre. They would also need to show that they can sustain a substantial, specialist relationship with a public-sector research organisation and contribute to the practical development or adoption of graphene-based innovation. Organisations combining advanced materials research, laboratory or engineering capability, and links to industry-facing innovation facilities would be best placed to compete when this type of requirement returns.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

GEIC Tier 2 Membership Extension and Innovation Support Services

Notice Description

Extension of Tier 2 Membership with the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC), University of Manchester.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06eee7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082339-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

73100000 - Research and experimental development services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£7,000,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
6 Aug 2026 - 30 Jun 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NPL Management Limited
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
TEDDINGTON
Postcode
TW11 0LW
Postcode Area
Twickenham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI75 Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Richmond upon Thames
Electoral Ward
Teddington
Westminster Constituency
Twickenham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

The University of Manchester

Further Information

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