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Published 28 Aug 2026, 14:13 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Laboratory 258 and 270 Fit Out

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

WorksOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: East of England (UKH12)
Published estimate£382,500£459,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 25 Sept 2026awarded 7 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to Rose Builders Ltd
Contract term 5 moends 31 Mar 2027 · up to 30 Apr 2027 with extensions · starts 26 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UKRI is appointing a Main Contractor for the Laboratory 258 and 270 Fit Out works at The British Antarctic Survey.

CPV: Laboratory building construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 moSMEVCSEPublished value£382,500
Contract period: 26 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 (5 mo) · up to 30 Apr 2027 with extensionsValue: £382,500 exc. VAT · £459,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Additional time in case of undocumented issues found during refit.
45214610 Laboratory building construction work

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 50%Price: 40%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical/Quality: 50%
  • Price: 40%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical/Quality
  • Price
  • Social Value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Works
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
28 Aug 2026, 14:13 BST
Last source update
11 Oct 2026, 22:13 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 8 Oct 2026
Authority reference
UKRI-6342
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-082210
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Laboratory building construction work
Delivery area
East of England (UKH12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ee9b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: UKRI eSourcing
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
25 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST
Clarification deadline
15 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Interested Suppliers can bid for this tender opportunity via the portal here:

ukri2.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_Contrac… ↗

Timeline

28 Aug 2026 → 26 Oct 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published53 days ago
    28 Aug 2026, 14:13 BST
  2. Clarification questions by35 days ago
    15 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline25 days ago
    25 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by11 days ago
    8 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent9 days ago
    11 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
  6. Latest notice published8 days ago
    11 Oct 2026, 22:13 BST
  7. Today
    20 Oct 2026
  8. Standstill endsin 2 days
    21 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  9. Contract startsin 6 days
    26 Oct 2026

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Aug 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    28 Aug 2026, 14:13 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    11 Oct 2026, 22:13 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    11 Oct 2026, 22:13 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    23 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £326,1671 award exc. VAT
Bids received 66 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Rose Builders LtdSMEBAS - Laboratory 258 and 270 Fit Out26 Oct 2026 – 11 Mar 2029£326,1677 Oct 2026standstill to 21 Oct 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6final-stage tenders · 10 at stage one60—

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
  • Rose Builders LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PYLJ-8866-CLZJ Riverside House Riverside Avenue East, Lawford,, Manningtree, Essex, East of England, CO11 1USContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender