---
title: "GEIC Tier 2 Membership Extension and Innovation Support Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06eee7"
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# GEIC Tier 2 Membership Extension and Innovation Support Services

Buyer: NPL Management Limited  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06eee7

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082339-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 6 Aug 2026 - 30 Jun 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £7,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NPL Management Limited |
| Locality | TEDDINGTON |
| Postcode area | Twickenham |
| Postcode | TW11 0LW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI7 Outer London - West and North West |
| ITL 3 | TLI75 Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames |
| Local authority | Richmond upon Thames |
| Electoral ward | Teddington |
| Westminster constituency | Twickenham |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | The University of Manchester |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73100000 - Research and experimental development services

## Release History

- 28 Aug 2026 at 16:15 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082339-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082339-2026
  28th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.npl.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.manchester.ac.uk/

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