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Published 16 May 2025, 16:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-4496 - Synchrotron Arbitrary Waveform Generators

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£2,500,000≈ £833k / year20.4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 7 Aug 2025awarded 20 Oct 2025
Awarded to Energy Technology S.R.L.
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Aug 2028 · extension options published · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Manufacture and Supply of forty (40) 210kW bipolar pulsed power supplies for the trim quadrupole and steering dipole magnets in ISIS.

CPV: Power supply transformers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 3 yrsPublished value£2,500,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2028 (3 yrs)
Delivery: South East · RAL
Extensions: 1 option year allowed for installation and commissioning of the equipmentVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
16 May 2025, 16:05 BST
Last source update
22 Oct 2025, 10:12 BST
Award evaluation window
15 Jul 2025 – …
Authority reference
UKRI-4496
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-067354
Classification (CPV)
Power supply transformers
Delivery area
South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05163a Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Swindon:-Power-supply-transformers./72R998NKR9 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/72R998NKR9 GO Reference: GO-2025516-PRO-30599106

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
7 Aug 2025, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
15 Jul 2025, 15:00 BST

Timeline

15 Jul 2025 → 22 Oct 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Bids opened
    15 Jul 2025, 15:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    7 Aug 2025, 15:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published366 days ago
    22 Oct 2025, 10:12 BST

Notice history

4 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Jul 2025
  1. Deadline moved to 30 Jul 2025, 15:00 BST
    2 Jul 2025, 12:05 BST
    +15 days · was 15 Jul 2025, 15:00 BST
  2. Deadline moved to 7 Aug 2025, 15:00 BST
    25 Jul 2025, 10:05 BST
    +8 days · was 30 Jul 2025, 15:00 BST
  3. Status changed to complete
    22 Oct 2025, 10:12 BST
  4. Buyer details updated
    22 Oct 2025, 10:12 BST
Published amendments (2 · 2 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineIV.2.2)15 Jul 202530 Jul 2025+15 d
—Bid openingIV.2.7)15 Jul 202530 Jul 2025+15 d
—DeadlineIV.2.2)30 Jul 20257 Aug 2025+8 d

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Swindon:-Power-supply-transformers./72R998NKR9 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/72R998NKR9 GO Reference: GO-202572-PRO-31244024

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Swindon:-Power-supply-transformers./72R998NKR9 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/72R998NKR9 GO Reference: GO-2025725-PRO-31574445

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-05: 1 release · 16 May 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,990,2401 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Energy Technology S.R.L.£1,990,240 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 067354-2025-1 · Energy Technology S.R.L.

    Signed
    20 Oct 2025
    Value
    £1,990,240
    Period
    … – 31 Aug 2028
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
Manufacture and Supply of forty (40) 210kW bipolar pulsed power supplies for the trim…5bids · 5 electronic———
Whole notice———£1,990,240 – £4,840,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

UK Research & Innovation

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawResearch PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, South East, SN2 1FLContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Energy Technology S.R.L.Awarded supplier Via della solidarietà 2/1 Crespellano (Bo), 40056 Italia, Bologna, ITH55, 40056

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.