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# UKRI-2534 PIP-II Helium Pressure Vessels

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-2534-pip-ii-helium-pressure-vessels-ocds-h6vhtk-037e50). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UK Research and Innovation: "UKRI-2534 PIP-II Helium Pressure Vessels". Published status: complete. Published Value: £100,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Dec 2022, 14:00 GMT. 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:** £100,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 December 2022 at 14:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Pressure vessels
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £116,219 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-037e50`

## 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-2534-pip-ii-helium-pressure-vessels-ocds-h6vhtk-037e50#tl-md)

## Description
As part of the UK’s in-kind contribution to the Proton Improvement Project (PIP-II), STFC Daresbury Laboratory are committed to perform qualification tests and delivery of HB650 superconducting radio frequency cavities starting August 2022. The Vertical Test Facility (VTF) in which these cavities will be tested requires a helium plant capable of producing liquid helium at 4.2 K with a warm gas recovery system. Currently, the warm gas recovery system manages the recovery of gas from the return of the cryostat to existing high pressure impure gas storage. In order to meet the PIP-II testing requirements, additional impure gas storage is required in parallel with the existing storage capacity.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £100,000
- **Description:** The Specification found within the tender on Delta details the requirements for the initial supply of two pressure vessels (with an option to purchase two additional units) suitable for storage of helium gas for high pressure use (SOL 42 bar). This d...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 003247-2023-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Gow's Lybster Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185692`
  - Value: £116,219 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 003247-2023-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £116,219
  - Signed Date: 09/01/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003247-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-02-02T12:05:13.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T03:33:16.724Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-037e50