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# UKRI-4747 Cryogen-Free Bottom-Loading Dilution Refrigerator System

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-4747-cryogen-free-bottom-loading-dilution-refrigerator-system-ocds-h6vhtk-04e6b9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UK Research and Innovation: "UKRI-4747 Cryogen-Free Bottom-Loading Dilution Refrigerator System". Published status: complete. Published Value: £204,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 31 Mar 2025, 14:00 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:** £204,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 31 March 2025 at 14:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £203,990 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04e6b9`

## 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-4747-cryogen-free-bottom-loading-dilution-refrigerator-system-ocds-h6vhtk-04e6b9#tl-md)

## Description
This procurement forms the basis for part of a research programme being undertaken at PPD and funded through a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship, a prestigious funding opportunity designed to support exceptional researchers and innovators in the UK. Dedicated funds were awarded as part of this grant specifically for this procurement, since there is currently no such system within PPD for this research to take place.
The system delivered through this procurement will be used for dedicated photosensor R&D at ultra-low temperatures (~20 mK) for the QUEST-DMC dark matter experiment, one of many experiments that STFC PPD is involved in.
The system will be housed inside a larger, cryogenic laboratory (“cryolab”) currently being established within PPD. The cryolab will provide a dedicated cryogenic facility within PPD for liquid noble R&D in the context of low background rare-event searches, and is applicable to several different experiments that PPD is presently involved with. The cryolab is in the process of being refurbished to specifically satisfy the requirements for this system, therefore there should be no service conditions or environmental factors that should impact the operation or performance of this system.

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

- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £204,000
- **Description:** This procurement forms the basis for part of a research programme being undertaken at PPD and funded through a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship, a prestigious funding opportunity designed to support exceptional researchers and innovators in the UK. Ded...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 027598-2025-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **ICE Oxford Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-149274`
  - Value: £203,990 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 027598-2025-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £203,990
  - Signed Date: 13/05/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F027598-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-05-27T09:05:20.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T04:31:21.554Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04e6b9