Official UK procurement notice
High‑Pressure Helium Gas Compressor and Helium Recovery System
Authority: NPL Management Limited (Public body)
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38)Industrial machinery (42)Construction Materials & Prefab (44) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£131,150published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 13 Nov 2025
Awarded to March Engineering
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply and install a helium recovery system to capture cryogenic helium boil‑off (≥98% purity), buffer, compress to high pressure (up to 350 bar) and charge into BOC MCP storage packs, including purity metering, flow metering, approximately 10,000‑litre helium recovery gas bag, HP filtration, control/charging panel, bag‑level‑controlled compressor start/stop, installation, testing and commissioning, and provision of Written Scheme of Examination (PSSR 2000).
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - unknown
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- 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
- 12 Dec 2025, 14:26 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Dec 2025, 14:26 GMT
- Authority reference
PO00013677- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-082538- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published12 Dec 2025, 14:26 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £131,1501 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Nov 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| March EngineeringSME | £131,150 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · March EngineeringSME
- Signed
- 13 Nov 2025
- Value
- £131,150
- Period
- 13 Nov 2025 – 1 Apr 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- March EngineeringAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender