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title: "UKRI-1489 LSTC Access Platform"
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# UKRI-1489 LSTC Access Platform

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-1489-lstc-access-platform-ocds-h6vhtk-02ba39). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UK Research and Innovation: "UKRI-1489 LSTC Access Platform". Published status: complete. Published Value: £250,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 21 Jul 2021, 11:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [UK Research and Innovation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation-gov-pb1221)
- **Published Value:** £250,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 21 July 2021 at 11:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Access platforms
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £241,045 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02ba39`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-1489-lstc-access-platform-ocds-h6vhtk-02ba39#tl-md)

## Description
At UK Research and Innovation's (UKRI's) Science and Technology Facilities Council's (STFC's) site at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL); The National Satellite Test Facility (NSTF) is a new facility for the environmental testing of complete satellites and large sub-assemblies. It is being funded by the UK Government, developed and operated by RAL Space, and will provide comprehensive test facilities for both new and existing space companies.
RAL Space requires an Access Platform to aid the installation of satellites, satellite dispensers or subsystem into the Large Space Test (thermal vacuum) Chamber (LSTC).
The tender documentation describes the specification of the requirement and the process of submitting bids.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 34951000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £250,000
- **Description:** At UK Research and Innovation's (UKRI's) Science and Technology Facilities Council's (STFC's) site at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL); The National Satellite Test Facility (NSTF) is a new facility for the environmental testing of complete satell...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 029025-2021-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Aeon Engineering Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-35306`
  - Value: £241,045 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 029025-2021-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £241,045
  - Signed Date: 19/11/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F029025-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-11-22T12:15:03.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T15:15:20.339Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02ba39