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Published 8 Oct 2026, 11:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Porton - Main Plenum Replacement (North-East Wing)

Official notice

Authority: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£7,000,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 8 Oct 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to LIMBURN BOILER and HEATING SERVICES LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Full replacement of the asbestos contaminated supply and extract ductwork in the North-East Wing (NEW) Phase of the MPR Project, Building 1, Porton Down

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
8 Oct 2026, 11:04 BST
Last source update
8 Oct 2026, 11:10 BST
Authority reference
C459586
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-095092
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07837a Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification

Sch. 5 para. 7 - Additional or repeat goods, services or works

The public contract concerns the supply of goods, services or works by the existing supplier which are intended as an extension to, or partial replacement of, existing goods, services or works in circumstances where

(a) a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works, and

(b) the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

8 Oct 2026 → 20 Oct 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published14 days ago
    8 Oct 2026, 11:10 BST
  2. Standstill ends1 day ago
    20 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Oct 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    8 Oct 2026, 11:04 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    8 Oct 2026, 11:10 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    22 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £7,000,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
LIMBURN BOILER and HEATING SERVICES LIMITEDSMELimburn Boiler & Heating Services Ltd22 Oct 2026 – 30 Jul 2027£7,000,0008 Oct 2026standstill to 20 Oct 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PBMQ-7576-DVGW 10 South Colonnade, London, London, E14 4PUContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Limburn Boiler & Heating Services LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PNMH-3845-LMCP Unit 1 Gerard House, Cranbourne Road, Gosport, Portsmouth, South East, PO12 1RLContact 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
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender