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Published 17 Feb 2026, 17:09 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-5311 MRC LMB Provision of Cage Bases

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: East of England (UKH12)
Awarded value£1,920,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 17 Feb 2026no call for competition
Awarded to IWT Pharma (Techniplast UK Limited)2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Provision of Cage Bases to the MRC LMB and Ares Facility

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: East of England
38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

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
17 Feb 2026, 17:09 GMT
Last source update
11 Mar 2026, 12:10 GMT
Authority reference
UKRI-5311
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-021715
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
East of England (UKH12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065687 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

The cage bases and accessories are designed and guaranteed to be fully compatible with the existing racking system. Therefore competition is absent for technical reasons

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

2 Mar 2026 → 11 Mar 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends237 days ago
    2 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  2. Notice published229 days ago
    11 Mar 2026, 12:10 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Feb 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    17 Feb 2026, 17:09 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    19 Feb 2026, 10:23 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    4 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    11 Mar 2026, 12:10 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £1,920,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
IWT Pharma (Techniplast UK Limited)5 Mar 2026 – 4 Mar 2030£1,920,000same award published again · counted once17 Feb 2026standstill to 2 Mar 2026Standstill
IWT Pharma (Techniplast UK Limited)£1,920,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

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 name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Tecniplast UK LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PJXZ-5642-HYLN 27 Old Gloucester Street,, London, London, WC1N 3AXContact email

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