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Published 17 Sept 2026, 13:48 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Award of Maintenance and Servicing of Robotic Milking System

Official notice

Authority: Aberystwyth University (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products (03)Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£240,000≈ £80k / year · £288,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 19 Oct 2026awarded 4 Nov 2026
Awarded to LLOYD'S DAIRY CENTRE LIMITED
Contract term 3 yrsends 1 Nov 2029 · starts 2 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The university farm is to enter into a servicing and maintenance agreement with Lloyds Dairy for its robotic milking machines at Trawsgoed, near Aberystwyth.

  • No preliminary market engagement: Not applicable

CPV: Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products · Repair and maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 3 yrsSMEPublished value£240,000
Contract period: 2 Nov 2026 – 1 Nov 2029 (3 yrs)Value: £240,000 exc. VAT · £288,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
03000000 Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products50000000 Repair and maintenance services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Please see qualification envelope

  • Technical & professional ability

    Please see technical envelope

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
  • Commercial : 50 Marks
  • Technical : 50 Marks
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Please see qualification envelope

  • Technical & professional ability

    Please see technical envelope

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £240,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Nov 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
LLOYD'S DAIRY CENTRE LIMITED£240,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Maintenance and Servicing of Robotic Milking System · LLOYD'S DAIRY CENTRE LIMITED

    Signed
    4 Nov 2026
    Value
    £240,000
    Period
    6 Nov 2026 – 2 Nov 2029
    Status
    active
    1 agreed KPI: Call out response
    • Call out response

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
17 Sept 2026, 13:48 BST
Last source update
4 Nov 2026, 13:40 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 30 Oct 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-088231
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related productsRepair and maintenance services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077471 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

30 Days

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer
Submission deadline
19 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST
Clarification deadline
16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en, cy
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/home.html ↗

Timeline

17 Sept 2026 → 4 Nov 2026 · 6 dates
  1. Tender notice published50 days ago
    17 Sept 2026, 13:48 BST
  2. Clarification questions by21 days ago
    16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline18 days ago
    19 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by7 days ago
    30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract starts5 days ago
    2 Nov 2026
  6. Latest notice published2 days ago
    4 Nov 2026, 13:40 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Sept 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    17 Sept 2026, 13:48 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    4 Nov 2026, 13:40 GMT
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    4 Nov 2026, 13:40 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Aberystwyth University

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PDMD-5638-NXMT c/o Finance Department, Aberystwyth, Wales, SY23 3FBContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender