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Published 22 Jul 2025, 11:33 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-5100 Automated Bottle Processing System

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Industrial machinery (42) Delivery: South East (UKJ1)
Published estimate£250,000≈ £75k / year · £300,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update8.2% above published estimate
Submissions closed 8 Oct 2025awarded 14 Oct 2025
Awarded to IWT Pharma (Techniplast UK Limited)
Contract term 3 yrs 4 moends 11 Mar 2029 · starts 3 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UK Research and Innovation at Harwell have appointed a supplier to purchase a replacement automated bottle processing system from. The system features include automatic bottle de-capping, bottle emptying, washing and rinsing.

CPV: Machinery for cleaning, filling, packing or wrapping bottles or other containers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 3 yrs 4 moSMEPublished value£250,000
Contract period: 3 Nov 2025 – 11 Mar 2029 (3 yrs 4 mo)Value: £250,000 exc. VAT · £300,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligible
42921000 Machinery for cleaning, filling, packing or wrapping bottles or other containers

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical/Quality: 60%
  • Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Technical/Quality
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
22 Jul 2025, 11:33 BST
Last source update
14 Nov 2025, 13:09 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 15 Oct 2025
Authority reference
UKRI-5100
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-055904
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Machinery for cleaning, filling, packing or wrapping bottles or other containers
Delivery area
South East (UKJ1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0563a2 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: UKRI eSourcing
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
8 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
8 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

To access this opportunity please click here: ukri2.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_Contrac… ↗ Please note the following steps for accessing this opportunity via the Atamis eSourcing platform: 1. Log in or create an account here: ukri2.my.site.com ↗ 2. Navigate to the opportunity in the Find an Opportunity section of the site or via the direct access link above. 3. Select Register Interest (you will not be able to view the tender documentation without registering an interest). 4. Go back to the main menu and navigate to the My Proposals and Quotes section of the site. 5. Select the opportunity from the list. Tender Documents for download are found in the Documents tab.

Timeline

22 Jul 2025 → 14 Nov 2025 · 11 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    22 Jul 2025, 11:33 BST
  2. Market engagement
    6 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST

    The purpose of this Pre Market Engagement notice is to inform the market of the upcoming requirement and to engage with equipment manufacturers and installers to inform the development of the tender specification. To facilitate a discussion on the possible solutions, we would like to invite potential suppliers to visit site on Monday 11th August.

  3. Next notice expected
    28 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Tender notice published
    11 Sept 2025, 15:46 BST
  5. Clarification questions by378 days ago
    8 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
  6. Submission deadline378 days ago
    8 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
  7. Award decision expected by371 days ago
    15 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  8. Assessment summaries sent370 days ago
    17 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  9. Standstill ends356 days ago
    30 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
  10. Contract starts353 days ago
    3 Nov 2025
  11. Latest notice published341 days ago
    14 Nov 2025, 13:09 GMT

Notice history

11 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Jul 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    22 Jul 2025, 11:33 BST
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    29 Jul 2025, 14:23 BST
    UK2
  3. Tender notice published
    11 Sept 2025, 15:46 BST
    UK4
  4. Published value updated to £250,000
    11 Sept 2025, 15:46 BST
    was £300,000
  5. Status changed to active
    11 Sept 2025, 15:46 BST
  6. Procurement method changed
    11 Sept 2025, 15:46 BST
  7. Deadline published: 8 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
    11 Sept 2025, 15:46 BST
  8. Contract award notice published
    21 Oct 2025, 12:17 BST
    UK6
  9. Status changed to complete
    21 Oct 2025, 12:17 BST
  10. Contract signature expected
    31 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  11. Contract details notice published
    14 Nov 2025, 13:09 GMT
    UK7
Published amendments (1)

Removal of the sentence "you won't be able to view the tender documents" as this is misleading

Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2025-07: 2 releases · 22 Jul 2025, 29 Jul 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £270,4421 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Nov 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
IWT Pharma (Techniplast UK Limited)3 Nov 2025 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2034Extensions: Optional extension of a 1, 3 or 5 year maintenance contract after the initial 3 year term. · Options: Removal and disposal of old bottle processor; additional bottle crate purchase; additional cap crate purchase; and option to take out a 1, 3 or 5 year maintenance contract for the bottle processor once the initial 3 year contract has concluded.£270,44214 Oct 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • UKRI-5100 Automated Bottle Processing System · IWT Pharma (Techniplast UK Limited)

    Signed
    12 Nov 2025
    Value
    £270,442
    Period
    17 Nov 2025 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2034 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Optional extension of a 1, 3 or 5 year maintenance contract after the initial 3 year term.
    Options
    Removal and disposal of old bottle processor; additional bottle crate purchase; additional cap crate purchase; and option to take out a 1, 3 or 5 year maintenance contract for the bottle processor once the initial 3 year contract has concluded.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders10—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire, South West, SN2 1FLContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Tecniplast UK LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PJXZ-5642-HYLN 27 Old Gloucester Street, London, London, WC1N 3XXContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure