Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-5141 UPS Services – Maintenance, Reactive & Project Works at STFC Daresbury
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe aim of this procurement is to contract with a Service Provider to complete all Planned, Preventative Maintenance (PPM), reactive and remedial works pertaining to UPS across STFC Daresbury Laboratory.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 May 2029, 23:59 BST.
- No preliminary market engagement: As part of the procurement process for this contract, a site visit is scheduled to take place on 22nd August 2025 between 10:00-12:00 at Daresbury Laboratory. This visit is intended to provide potential suppliers with a clear understanding of the operational environment and requirements as part of the tender process. To register interest in attending, please email [email protected] referencing the UKRI Reference number. The closing date to register interest is: Monday 18th August 2025. No pre-market engagement activities have been undertaken for this procurement. This decision is based on the low risk and straightforward nature of the requirement, which does not warrant extensive market consultation.
CPV: Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services · Uninterruptible power supplies
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£356,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 70%
- Commercial/Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Commercial/Price
- Technical: Including Social Value/RP
- 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
- Services
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 May 2029
- First published
- 13 Aug 2025, 14:07 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Oct 2025, 12:19 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 26 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
UKRI-5141- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-048418- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058712Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Sept 2025, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
13 Aug 2025 → 3 Nov 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published13 Aug 2025, 14:07 BST
- Clarification questions by1 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline8 Sept 2025, 14:00 BST
- Award decision expected by395 days ago26 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent383 days ago9 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published382 days ago9 Oct 2025, 12:19 BST
- Standstill ends371 days ago20 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts357 days ago3 Nov 2025
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Aug 2025- Tender notice published13 Aug 2025, 14:07 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published9 Oct 2025, 12:19 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete9 Oct 2025, 12:19 BST
- Contract signature expected22 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| P and I Generators LimitedSME27 Oct 2025 – 26 Oct 2027 · up to 20 Oct 2029Extensions: STFC have an option to extend for 2x 12 month extension. [2+1+1] Fixed 2 Years - £178,000 ex VAT Full Contract Value (4 Years) - £356,000 ex VAT · Options: Option to utilise extensions. | £356,000 | 9 Oct 2025standstill to 20 Oct 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- P&I Generators LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender