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Published 11 Jun 2026, 11:17 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-6131 ISIS Target Station industrial gas supply

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Chemical products (24) Delivery: South East (UKJ14)
Awarded value£250,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 22 Jun 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Air Liquide Advanced Technologies

What is being bought

Published requirement description

ISIS Target Station industrial gas supply - Essential consumable gasses for use in ISIS Target Stations.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: South East
24110000 Industrial gases

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
11 Jun 2026, 11:17 BST
Last source update
8 Jul 2026, 08:31 BST
Authority reference
UKRI-6131
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-063901
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b297 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Additional Repeat Further Following Competitive Procedure
Published justification

Supplier utilised due to shortages and supply issues. No other suppliers can provide us with 5.0 grade (99.999%) pure helium in 300bar multi-cylinder packs essential for ISIS operation.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

2 Jul 2026 → 8 Jul 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends105 days ago
    2 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published99 days ago
    8 Jul 2026, 08:31 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Jun 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    11 Jun 2026, 11:17 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    23 Jun 2026, 15:56 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    6 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    8 Jul 2026, 08:31 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £250,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Jul 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Air Liquide Advanced TechnologiesISIS Target Station industrial gas supply6 Jul 2026 – 31 Mar 2027£250,00022 Jun 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • ISIS Target Station industrial gas supply · Air Liquide Advanced Technologies

    Signed
    6 Jul 2026
    Value
    £250,000
    Period
    6 Jul 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: Not required

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire, South West, SN2 1FLContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender