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UKRI-3610 New Aquarium Life Support Systems Manufacture, Installation and Commissioning

Aquariums
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: UK Research & Innovation: "UKRI-3610 New Aquarium Life Support Systems Manufacture, Installation and Commissioning". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityUK Research & InnovationScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for UK Research & Innovation. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
1.8Bids / Report
65.8% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 38 active published awards; 38 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityUK Research & Innovation
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published11 Dec 2023, 10:05 GMT
Last source update11 Dec 2023, 10:05 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationAquariums
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04230e
What is being bought
The equipment and specialist services being bought are the manufacture, install and testing/commissioning of the Life Support Systems for the Antarctic animals once they return to the Polar Aquarium facility at Cambridge. These are specialist and bespoke Aquarium pumps and filtration and purposed designed. They contain the plant and equipment to keep Antarctic animals alive in a very specific temperature controlled and stable environment.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    11 Dec 2023, 10:05 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    11 Dec 2023, 10:05 GMT
  3. Buyer information updated
    11 Dec 2023, 10:05 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The equipment and specialist services being bought are the manufacture, install and testing/commissioning of the Life Support Systems for the Antarctic animals once they return to the Polar Aquarium facility at Cambridge. These are specialist and bespoke Aquarium pumps and filtration and purposed designed. They contain the plant and equipment to keep Antarctic animals alive in a very specific temperature controlled and stable environment.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    11 Dec 2023, 10:05 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 30 Nov 2023, 00:00 GMT · £147,118
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
ELSS Engineering Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£147,118 · signed 30 Nov 2023, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

UK Research & Innovation

Contracting authority GB-FTS-49374
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  • UK Research & Innovation
    buyer
    centralPurchasingBody

    https://www.ukri.org/, North Star Avenue, Swindon, UK, SN2 1FL
    Elizabeth.Gage@ukri.org
    +44 7563420665

  • ELSS Engineering Ltd
    supplier

    N/A
    Unit 3 Windyhill Retail Park, 16 Windyhill Road, Limavady, UK, BT49 0RA
    +44 2877764444

  • UK Research and Innovation
    reviewBody

    Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1FL
Documents (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleThe award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union is lawful and compliant to Reg 32 due to them being the only supplier who is able to deliver the bespoke and specialist requirements to UKRI. While having the required level of knowledge and expertise in this field of work.