NP

National Physical Laboratory

Contracting authorityUK

Live contracts

101

0 awarded last 90d

Total awarded

£35.9m

£0 last 90d

Active suppliers

134

69 SME (34%)

Notices published

452

380 awards

Activity range

15 Nov16 Jun

First award 2017

Spend profile

Award value by month — rolling 24 months. Line shows 12-month moving average.

Awards (£m)12m moving avg
National Physical Laboratory — monthly award value, rolling 24 months£0m£0m£1m£1m£1mJunSeptDecMarJunSeptDecMar

Contract pipeline

Forward flow — planned notices through to completed awards in the last 90 days.

Planned

31

Pipeline notices

Open (bidding)

41

Live tenders

Awarded (90d)

0

£0

Modified (90d)

0

Amendment notices

Procurement mix

How this buyer procures — by procedure, instrument, and publication source.

Contract type

Unspecified321 · £30.6m
services18 · £22.9m
goods109 · £17.8m
works4 · £15.6m

Instrument type

contract380 · £79.9m
call off72 · £6.9m
Source:Contracts Finder: 321Find a Tender: 131

Awarded contracts · 101 live

All contracts with a published award notice where National Physical Laboratory is the contracting authority.

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
Strategic Reporting5Y Technology48000000£500k16 Jun 2025active
Awarded - ITT - IoT 5G devices Base Station EmulatorAnritsu EMEA Limited38000000£250k04 Mar 2025active
RFQ_128032 - Bibliometric Assessment of the National Physical Laboratory's (NPL) Research OutputElsevier73110000£41k26 Mar 2024active
RFQ_128875 - NMS Survey for Healthcare UsersIFF Research73110000£50k11 Oct 2024active
RFQ_128938 - Evaluation of NPL Quantum ProgrammeRSM UK Consulting LLP73110000£100k19 Nov 2024active
Study on Better Evidencing Benefits Attributable to NPL's Work in RadiotherapyKing's College London73110000£60k08 Nov 2024active
RFQ_128875 - Study on Better Evidencing Impacts Attributable to NMS Laboratories' Work in NanomedicinesBriscoe Advisory Ltd73110000£30k16 Oct 2024active
ITT_129557 - Evaluation of the National Timing Centre R&D Programme (2019-25)73000000£130kest.closed
ITT_121341 - Cryo-free QHR FridgeCryogenic Limited38000000£160k20 Jan 2025active
Cryogen Free JJ Volt System£350kest.active
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Top suppliers · by total award value

Ranked by cumulative awarded value. YoY = last 12 months vs prior 12 months.

1
CM
1 contract · 01 Apr
£5.0m
14% of total
2
DL
2 contracts · 03 Nov30 Nov
£4.0m
11% of total
3
FU
1 contract · 22 Feb
£3.3m
9% of total
4
MS
7 contracts · 22 Dec09 Jan
£2.9mest.
8% of total
5
SM
1 contract · 22 Jan
£2.0m
6% of total
6
KT
13 contracts · 23 Oct15 Jan
£1.1m
3% of total
7
FC
1 contract · SME · 23 Feb
£959k
3% of total

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Laboratory, scientific
283 contracts
£31.1m
38%
Other
81 contracts
£15.1m
18%
Construction works
4 contracts
£10.6m
13%
Postal, telecoms
2 contracts
£7.0m
8%
Repair & maintenance
2 contracts
£7.0m
8%
IT services, software
7 contracts
£5.6m
7%
Government administration
1 contract
£5.5m
7%
Office equipment, IT
2 contracts
£1.0m
1%

Activity heatmap

Award volume by CPV division × month. Darker = more £ awarded.

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