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Published 5 Nov 2025, 13:27 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-5117 MRC Harwell Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water Plant

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Collected and purified water (41)Industrial machinery (42) Delivery: South East (UKJ14)
Published estimate£125,000≈ £63k / year · £150,000 inc. VAT0.6% below final estimate
Submissions closed 3 Dec 2025awarded 16 Dec 2025
Awarded to Integrated Water Services Ltd2 awards
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Dec 2027 · starts 31 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Replacement of Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water Plants at MRC Harwell

CPV: Drinking water · Filtration plant equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 2 yrsSMEPublished value£125,000
Contract period: 31 Dec 2025 – 31 Dec 2027 (2 yrs)Value: £125,000 exc. VAT · £150,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible
41110000 Drinking water42912350 Filtration plant equipment

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 sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical Quality: 70%
  • Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Technical Quality
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
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
5 Nov 2025, 13:27 GMT
Last source update
12 Jan 2026, 12:56 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 30 Dec 2025
Authority reference
C0528
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-071261
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Drinking waterFiltration plant equipment
Delivery area
South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05daf3 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
3 Dec 2025, 15:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
5 Nov 2025, 13:30 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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

5 Nov 2025 → 12 Jan 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published356 days ago
    5 Nov 2025, 13:27 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by356 days ago
    5 Nov 2025, 13:30 GMT
  3. Submission deadline327 days ago
    3 Dec 2025, 15:00 GMT
  4. Assessment summaries sent314 days ago
    17 Dec 2025
  5. Award decision expected by300 days ago
    30 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  6. Standstill ends300 days ago
    30 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  7. Contract starts300 days ago
    31 Dec 2025
  8. Latest notice published288 days ago
    12 Jan 2026, 12:56 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Nov 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    5 Nov 2025, 13:27 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    17 Dec 2025, 12:32 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    17 Dec 2025, 12:32 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    2 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    12 Jan 2026, 12:56 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £124,2831 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 42 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Jan 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Integrated Water Services Ltd5 Jan 2026 – 5 Jan 2028£124,283same award published again · counted once16 Dec 2025standstill to 30 Dec 2025Standstill
Integrated Water Services Ltd£124,283 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • UKRI-5117 MRC Harwell Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water Plant · Integrated Water Services Ltd

    Signed
    6 Jan 2026
    Value
    £124,283
    Period
    7 Jan 2026 – 6 Jan 2028
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4final-stage tenders20—

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 name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Integrated Water ServicesAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PZNR-4758-BVLN C/O South Staffordshire Plc,, Walsall,, West Midlands, WS2 7PDContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender