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UKRI-5100 Automated Bottle Processing System

Buyer: UK Research and Innovation →

BuyerUK Research and Innovation
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published14 Nov 2025

What is being bought

UK Research and Innovation at Harwell have appointed a supplier to purchase a replacement automated bottle processing system from. The system features include automatic bottle de-capping, bottle emptying, washing and rinsing.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byGPA
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Contracts

UKRI-5100 Automated Bottle Processing System

Statusactive
Value£270,442

Documents & submission route

  • Not published

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0563a2
Latest release ID073977-2025
Latest release timestampFri Nov 14 2025 13:09:26 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source1
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release1
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
14 Nov 2025award, contract073977-2025
21 Oct 2025award, contract067063-2025
11 Sept 2025tender055904-2025
29 Jul 2025planningUpdate043902-2025
22 Jul 2025planning041920-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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11 Sept 2025 · 055904-2025 · tender
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29 Jul 2025 · 043902-2025 · planningUpdate
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22 Jul 2025 · 041920-2025 · planning
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