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# UKRI-1643 Linear Actuators Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-1643-linear-actuators-dynamic-purchasing-system-dps-ocds-h6vhtk-032a59). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UK Research and Innovation: "UKRI-1643 Linear Actuators Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)". Published status: active. Dynamic Market Estimate: £5,000,000. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Nov 2022, 11:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [UK Research and Innovation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation-gov-pb1221)
- **Dynamic Market Estimate (lifetime call-offs):** £5,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 10 November 2022 at 11:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Actuators
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-032a59`

## Before you bid
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- **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-1643-linear-actuators-dynamic-purchasing-system-dps-ocds-h6vhtk-032a59#tl-md)

## Description
The Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC), a component Research Council of UK Research & Innovation (UKRI), the Contracting Authority, is looking to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System for the purchasing of both Non-Vacuum and Vacuum Compatible Linear Actuators for use on beamlines at our Central Laser Facility at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory as well as other departments across UKRI. Actuators with be grouped into specific Categories as follows:
Category 1 – Linear Actuators –Non-Vacuum - Encoded
Category 2 – Linear Actuators –Non-Vacuum - Non-encoded
Category 3 – Linear Actuators – Vacuum Compatible – Encoded
Category 4 – Linear Actuators – Vacuum Compatible – Non-encoded
There is no guaranteed level of spend through this DPS. There are 4 separate eSourcing links, one for each Category of supply mentioned above. A separate application is required for each Category. The specific link for each Category is stated further down this Notice, each holds all tender documents

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Category 1 – Linear Actuators – Non-Vacuum - Encoded
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 31131100
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £5,000,000
- **Description:** Category 1 – Linear Actuators –Non-Vacuum - Encoded
The technical requirements for the actuators such as travel distance and force will vary depending on the required specifications and the area of use. The Contracting Authority cannot define minimum...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Category 2 - Linear Actuators –Non-Vacuum - Non-encoded
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 31131100
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £5,000,000
- **Description:** Category 2 - Linear Actuators –Non-Vacuum - Non-encoded
The technical requirements for the actuators such as travel distance and force will vary depending on the required specifications and the area of use. The Contracting Authority cannot define min...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 3: Category 3 – Linear Actuators – Vacuum Compatible – Encoded
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 31131100
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £5,000,000
- **Description:** Category 3 – Linear Actuators – Vacuum Compatible – Encoded
The technical requirements for the actuators such as travel distance and force will vary depending on the required specifications and the area of use. The Contracting Authority cannot define...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 4: Category 4 – Linear Actuators – Vacuum Compatible – Non-encoded
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 31131100
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £5,000,000
- **Description:** Category 4 – Linear Actuators – Vacuum Compatible – Non-encoded
The technical requirements for the actuators such as travel distance and force will vary depending on the required specifications and the area of use. The Contracting Authority cannot de...

- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F026873-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-09-26T13:05:08.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T07:15:56.385Z
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