Official UK procurement notice
BAS - Tracked mobile knuckle boom crane
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
Sectors: Industrial machinery (42) Delivery: East of England (UKH12)
Published estimate£500,000≈ £250k / year · £600,000 inc. VAT9.2% above published estimate
Submissions closed 15 Oct 2025awarded 17 Oct 2025
Awarded to Bradley's Construction Ltd
Contract term 2 yrsends 9 Nov 2027 · up to 9 Nov 2028 with extensions · starts 17 Nov 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUKRI is seeking to appoint a supplier to deliver a tracked mobile knuckle boom crane to the British Antarctic Survey.
- No preliminary market engagement: This procurement has not been subject to a preliminary market engagement exercise. UKRI is familiar with the market and products available, and has sufficient knowledge to proceed with the tender process.
CPV: Cranes, mobile lifting frames and works trucks fitted with a crane
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£500,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical/Quality: 75%
- Price: 15%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical/Quality
- Price
- Social Value
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Sept 2025, 11:33 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Dec 2025, 13:29 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 11 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
UKRI-4880- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-056497- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059a1dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Submission deadline
- 15 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Sept 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
15 Sept 2025 → 4 Dec 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published15 Sept 2025, 11:33 BST
- Clarification questions by392 days ago23 Sept 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission deadline370 days ago15 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent365 days ago21 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends354 days ago31 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected by343 days ago11 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts338 days ago17 Nov 2025
- Latest notice published321 days ago4 Dec 2025, 13:29 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Sept 2025- Tender notice published15 Sept 2025, 11:33 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published22 Oct 2025, 08:11 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete22 Oct 2025, 08:11 BST
- Contract signature expected6 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published4 Dec 2025, 13:29 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £545,9751 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Nov 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley's Construction LtdUKRI-4880 BAS - Tracked mobile knuckle boom crane10 Nov 2025 – 9 Oct 2027 · up to 9 Nov 2028Extensions: The Contracting Authority may extend this contract for an additional 1 calendar year. | £545,975 | 17 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
UKRI-4880 BAS - Tracked mobile knuckle boom crane · Bradley's Construction Ltd
- Signed
- 4 Nov 2025
- Value
- £545,975
- Period
- 10 Nov 2025 – 9 Oct 2027 · up to 9 Oct 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Contracting Authority may extend this contract for an additional 1 calendar year.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Bradley's Construction LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender