Official UK procurement notice
Helium Liquefier and Recovery System
Authority: University of Warwick (Education)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Warwick has a requirement to purchase a helium liquefier and helium gas recovery system. Please refer to the tender documentation for full specification. There are two lots: Lot 1 - A helium liquefaction system and Lot 2 - A helium gas recovery system.
Please refer to in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofwarwick ↗ for further information. You will be able to download the full tender documents from this site. Any queries in relation to this requirement should be directed to the University of Warwick via the correspondence functionality of the In-tend system. Failure to do so may result in queries being excluded from the procedure.
The University of Warwick is not a contracting authority for the purposes of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) or the Procurement Act 2023 and associated Procurement Regulations 2024 (and as may be amended from time to time) and its procurement activities are not subject to the requirements set out therein or the obligations under the European Public Procurement Directives, including the European Remedies Directive. Should the University advertise contracts in the Official Journal of the European Union, Find-A-Tender platform or other contract opportunity advertising site or platform, this is at the sole discretion of the University and is undertaken on a voluntary basis with no implied obligation to comply with the procurement legislation.
CPV: Compressors · Gas cooling systems · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) · Machinery for liquefying air or other gases
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£1,700,000 together)Lot #1A helium liquefication systemPublished value£1,600,000
Helium liquefier including helium gas dryer and gas purifier with liquid nitrogen pre-cool option capable of liquefying a minimum of 20 litres of liquid helium per hour.
System should also include liquefier controller, screw compressor, oil removal system, buffer tank, helium storage dewar and transfer line from coldbox to storage dewar.
Lot #2Helium Gas Recovery SystemPublished value£100,000
Helium gas recovery system to include helium recovery compressor, helium gas bag, bottles for storage of gas at 300 bar and high pressure gas distribution panel. Please see tender documents for full specification.
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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Sept 2025, 15:42 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Sept 2025, 15:42 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 28 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
SM-08-25-PHY-ACF-HELIUMLIQ-ML- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-058215- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059e59Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
19 Sept 2025 → 19 Dec 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published19 Sept 2025, 15:42 BST
- Clarification questions by378 days ago13 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline371 days ago20 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by332 days ago28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts312 days ago19 Dec 2025
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published19 Sept 2025, 15:42 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender