Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bdf-5f66-73bf-b4e7-2c450b7f24fd/ukri-5795-optics-framework [Skip to main content](#main-content) pendingGBopen procedureSuitable for SMEs # UKRI-5795 Optics Framework [UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)](https://tendernation.io/buyers/uk-research-innovation-ukri) Estimated value £9,000,000 Published 14 Aug 2026 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](/opportunities/for-small-businesses)## About this tender UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is undertaking pre market engagement to inform the potential development of a multi supplier framework agreement covering a range of optical components and assemblies. ## CPV classification Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-06a12d-2026-08-14T10:03:11+01:00 [View official notice ](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-06a12d-2026-08-14T10:03:11+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free ](/register) [Buyer profileUK Research & Innovation (UKRI): past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/uk-research-innovation-ukri)[SectorMore Laboratory & precision equipment tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/laboratory-precision-equipment) ## More tenders like this [Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of an Advanced Fluorescence Microscope System with Widefield, Confocal and Super-Resolution Imaging Capabilities Heriot-Watt University 30 days left 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14495-81b9-7047-bcb9-8150280217cb/supply-delivery-installation-and-commissioning-of-an-advanced-fluorescence-mic)[Rheometers – Hochschule Reutlingen - Rotationsrheometer Hochschule Reutlingen 28 days left 14 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-0d67-7260-b1d0-93b54abccc35/germany-rheometers-hochschule-reutlingen-rotationsrheometer)[Analysers – dzp/34/26 dzierżawa analizatorów diagnostycznych Z dostawą odczynników DLA zakładu diagnostyki laboratoryjnej I mikrobiologicznej Z bankiem krwi, szpitalnego oddziału ratunkowwego ORAZ zakładu patomorfologii Szpital Specjalistyczny w Kościerzynie sp. z o.o. 10 days left 27 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1420f-ff54-723d-a9c2-809d3a7b22b5/poland-analysers-dzp3426-dzierzawa-analizatorow-diagnostycznych-z-dostawa)[Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) – Dostawa aparatury naukowo-badawczej dla jednostek Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczego w Lublinie. Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Lublinie 6 days left 23 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1420f-fe51-7175-be7e-3a3586242911/poland-laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-dostawa)[Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) equipment – Hochschule Reutlingen - Real-Time-PCR-System (qPCR-System) Hochschule Reutlingen 28 days left 14 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1420f-fcfe-7144-8a16-cbd70bc7ecea/germany-real-time-polymerase-chain-reaction-pcr-equipment-hochschule-reutl)[Research, testing and scientific technical simulator – SZP/243-261/2026 Dostawa manekinów badawczych ATD wraz z wyposażeniem i urządzeniami peryferyjnymi. Politechnika Wrocławska 10 days left 27 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-0ed9-70a3-ab8e-ae5bf10a99cd/poland-research-testing-and-scientific-technical-simulator-szp243-2612026)