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Published 11 Sept 2026, 09:21 BST
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BAS - SDA - Scientific Mooring Hoist

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)
Central Government
goods
SME eligible
Above threshold
Open procedure
GPA Covered: {"GPA"}
Hoists
Industrial machinery
Laboratory
+1 more
South West (UKK)
Published value
£320,000
≈ £320,000 / year
Submission deadline
12 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST
30d 23h left
Clarification Cut-Off
25 Sept 2026, 23:45 BST
Tender enquiry deadline · 1 lot
Contract duration
1 yr (with extension options)
Starts 2 Nov 2026, 00:00 GMT
Electronic Sourcing Gateway:
UKRI eSourcing
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Registration note: Free
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What is being bought & procurement scope

Procurement Scope & Specification
Tenderline summary generated from the published notice
Executive Summary: UK Research & Innovation (UKRI): "BAS - SDA - Scientific Mooring Hoist". Published status: active. Published value: £320,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST. Published submission portal: ukri2.my.salesforce-sites.com.

Official Requirement Description:

UKRI is seeking to appoint a supplier for the supply of a scientific mooring hoist for the RRS Sir David Attenborough vessel at the British Antarctic Survey. The SDA supports scientific moorings, thus NERC/BAS need the ability to deploy and recover scientific mooring from on board the RRS Sir David Attenborough (SDA). To do so, a special purpose build scientific mooring winch is needed.

Lots and requirements (1)

Procurement Structure
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    active
    Renewal
    Published value£320,000
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract period:
    2 Nov 2026 — 1 Nov 2027 (1 yr)
    Eligibility:
    SME eligible
    Options / extension:
    The Contracting Authority may extend this contract for an additional 2 calendar years.

Qualification snapshot & criteria

Go / No-Go Decision Box
Criteria & entry requirements
Evaluation weighting
Technical/Quality: 65%
Price: 25%
Social Value: 10%
Incumbent & Market Position
Top Retained Vendor (Authority Spend)Tecniplast UK LtdHolds 9.8% of historical attributable spend
Low Concentration
Entry requirements & qualification
  • Turnover Benchmark
    Guideline requirement: ~£640,000 annual turnover.Per Cabinet Office EFS 2026 & Sourcing Playbook: general proportionality cap (~2× run-rate), not an automatic disqualifier.
  • Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)
    Standard public thresholds: Employer Liability (£5m), Public Liability (£5m-£10m), Professional Indemnity (£1m-£5m).✓ Commitment required upon award only — no upfront policy purchase needed to bid
  • Accreditations & Security Vetting
    Check tender pack for Cyber Essentials Plus (PPN 014 risk-proportional), ISO 27001/9001, and BPSS / SC security clearance requirements for named delivery personnel.
  • Contract Duration & Term OptionsExpected duration: 1 yr (with extension options)
    • Source: Cabinet Office Sourcing Playbook & EFS Guidance.

    Buyer track record & authority intelligence: UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

    Rolling 24 months
    Derived from OCDS data
    Published track record for UK Research & Innovation (UKRI). These figures describe a rolling 24-month window, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
    Avg price drop
    7.7%Robust
    Based on 5 comparable awards · robust evidence
    Competition Density
    1.5Bids / Report (median)
    Single-bidder rate: 50% · Mean: 2.2 bids
    Supplier Concentration
    Low Concentration
    Tecniplast UK LtdTop vendor: 9.8% of attributable value
    Published spend
    £20,566,349Historical spend
    Cumulative GBP spend across 355 retained awards
    Typical award value
    £25,905Robust (n=279)
    Middle 50% of awards: £15,340 – £53,422 · 19% of the sector median for CPV 38
    Awarded spend by half-year
    2024-H2
    2025-H1
    2025-H2
    2026-H1
    2026-H2
    Methodology & coverage notes (355 active published awards)
    Coverage: 355 active published awards; 6 bid reports (which may be per lot); 279 valued awards. Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Every figure carries an evidence level: Robust (5+ observations), Moderate (3–4), Indicative (1–2). Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
    Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 38):
    Supplier Name
    Historic Awards
    Attributable Value
    Avg. Price Discount
    Tecniplast UK Ltd2 wins£2,019,998No published budget
    Scintacor Limited2 wins£1,835,1200% (at budget)
    Gooch and Housego Ohio1 win£1,340,000No published budget
    Hexagon Metrology Ltd3 wins£788,926No published budget
    Sable Systems Europe GmbH1 win£711,300-11.1% below budget

    Sector Market Benchmark & Opportunity Radar

    CPV 38 · UK Sector Analysis
    Observed CPV-sector evidence
    Suitable for SMEs
    Prepared 11 Sept 2026, 10:53 BST
    Observed CPV-sector evidence where it exists, with clearly labelled UK all-sector context for sparse fields; this is market context, not a bid forecast.
    Median Winning Discount
    0%
    CPV sector evidence · 80 comparable price observations
    Typical Bids Received
    2reported bids
    CPV sector evidence · 1,474 published bid reports
    Decision Velocity
    ~62 days
    CPV sector evidence · median from 68 completed procedures
    Notice Stability
    Stable notice
    Published terms remained unchanged
    Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 38)
    Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
    Supplier
    Awards won
    Total awarded value
    Avg. winning discount
    Full list of successful suppliers is available on Contracts Finder
    		2 contracts£1,000,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    Scientific Laboratory Supplies LtdCRN: PTYH-6768-JVZP
    		115 contracts£243,850,492At ceiling / not disclosed
    VWR International LtdCRN: PGZX-9276-ZYJP
    		71 contracts£201,947,498At ceiling / not disclosed
    Fisher Scientific UK LTDCRN: PZVH-7765-WYMH
    		70 contracts£200,430,424At ceiling / not disclosed
    R & L Slaughter LtdCRN: London
    		36 contracts£199,543,350At ceiling / not disclosed
    MERCK LIFE SCIENCE UK LIMITEDCRN: 00660457
    		38 contracts£171,402,197At ceiling / not disclosed
    STARLAB (UK), LTD.CRN: 03514931
    		29 contracts£161,720,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    Roche Diagnostics LimitedCRN: 00571546
    		10 contracts£140,106,049At ceiling / not disclosed
    Appleton Woods LimitedCRN: 907224
    		44 contracts£133,347,545At ceiling / not disclosed
    LGC GENOMICS LIMITEDCRN: 07686158
    		1 contract£117,928,510At ceiling / not disclosed
    Comparable Published Opportunities & Re-tender Precedents
    Ranked by multi-factor similarity score
    Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They serve as research precedents for contract scoping, specifications, and previous awardees.
    Published procedure
    Published value
    Matching evidence
    UKRI-4991 ISIS HRPD-X Vacuum VesselUK Research & Innovation (UKRI) · 1 Sept 2026, 13:37 BST
    		£220,000
    same CPV family
    same authority
    similar value band
    UKRI-5450 Air Handling UnitsUK Research & Innovation (UKRI) · 8 Sept 2026, 16:27 BST
    		£500,000
    same CPV family
    same authority
    similar value band
    UKRI 5567 - Precision Pick and Place ToolUK Research & Innovation (UKRI) · 8 Sept 2026, 08:27 BST
    		£150,000
    same CPV family
    same authority
    similar value band
    UKRI-5543 Cryoplant for the National Cryogenic FacilityUK Research & Innovation (UKRI) · 18 Aug 2026, 11:19 BST
    		£15,000,000
    same CPV family
    same authority
    UKRI-5795 Optics FrameworkUK Research & Innovation (UKRI) · 14 Aug 2026, 10:03 BST
    		£9,000,000
    same CPV family
    same authority
    Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Empirical OCDS facts and cross-sector percentiles; missing fields remain unrecorded.SME Friendly Qualification Criteria

    Procedure terms & legal framework

    Procedure methodOpen procedureLegal basis
    UKPGA · 2023/54
    Procurement Act 2023
    		Procurement categorygoods
    Notice statusactiveProcurement threshold
    Above threshold
    (FTS publication)
    		Regulatory regimeStandard commercial regime
    Commercial structureStand-alone contract (No framework)Competition typeCompetitive procedureGPA WTO covered{"GPA"}
    Recurring procurementNo (One-off requirement)First published11 Sept 2026, 09:21 BSTLast source update11 Sept 2026, 09:21 BST
    Award evaluation windowSubmission end — 26 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMTClassification (CPV)Hoists, Industrial machinery, Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
    Delivery areaLocation not published
    Official Registry OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06f797

    How to participate & submission route

    Submit via UKRI eSourcing
    Authorized E-Sourcing Portal
    UKRI eSourcing
    Supplier login required
    Online submission allowed
    Language: EN
    Open official portal workspace ↗
    Access & Registration note: Free
    Expression of interest (EOI)—Tender submission deadline
    12 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST
    		Clarification deadline
    25 Sept 2026, 23:45 BST
    Submission channelOfficial e-sourcing portalElectronic submissionAllowedAccepted languagesen
    Participation feeFree of charge (Open access)
    Detailed Submission Instructions & Authority Contacts
    From official release
    Interested Suppliers can bid for this tender opportunity via the portal here: ukri2.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_Contract…
    Timeline
    1. Procedure published
      11 Sept 2026, 09:21 BST
    2. Clarification deadline
      25 Sept 2026, 23:45 BST
    3. Submission deadline
      12 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST

    Commercial outcome and contract awards

    Awards (0)No award published
    Contracts (0)No contract published
    Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
    Notice history
    From official release and amendment events
    1. Official notice release published
      11 Sept 2026, 09:21 BST

    Buyer and organisations in this procedure

    UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

    Contracting authority
    Central Government
    GB-PPON-PDQJ-7126-JDHG
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    Official Documents & Specifications (2)

    Official links; attachments are not copied