AwardedAwarded 30 May 2025
DSIT NMS - NPL Energy and Environment
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology · Central government
In brief
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology awarded architecture and engineering work to National Physical Laboratory on 30 May 2025.
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What the notice says
DSIT conducted National Measurement System (NMS) Programme market engagement activities from 20th August 2025 to 31st March 2026 during which no alternative suppliers expressed an interest in delivering one of the proposed 9 separate NMS programmes in their entirety.
DSIT therefore took the decision to retain the existing, aggregated contract structure of NMS for the multi-year period from 1st April 2026 onwards, in order to drive operational efficiencies, reduce administrative overheads, and create additional capacity with which to address wider business needs.
Future NMS Programme iterations will conduct similar market engagement opportunities to explore the market’s appetite to deliver all, or some, of the NMS programmes.
Who won
| Winner | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| National Physical Laboratory | £170,266,960 | 3 July 2026 to 30 September 2026 |
| National Physical Laboratory | £113,215,548 | Awarded 19 May 2025 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 011291-2026
- Contract details notice · UK7, notice 034128-2026
- Contract change notice · UK10, notice 062479-2026
- Contract change notice · UK10, notice 062772-2026
Last time this was bought
DSIT - NMS - LGC Government Chemist
- Won by
- LGC Limited
- Awarded
- 1 October 2025
- Value
- Not stated, or split across lots
- Contract ends
- 31 March 2026
Matched on Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.
About the buyer
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From notice 011291-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 9 February 2026, last updated 3 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.