Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-5168 Provision of Steel Chevrons
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Central Laser facility (CLF), part of UKRI’s Science and Technology Facilities Council, UKRI wishes to establish a Contract for the provision of Steel Chevrons for EPAC Beam.
The site address for delivery of the goods and/or services is:
Science and Technology Facilities Council
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Harwell Campus
Didcot
OX11 0FA
The estimated value of this opportunity is up to £2,000,000.00 (excluding VAT) for the full duration of the contract.
This contract covers the supply and delivery of the required bricks listed in Appendix A -Specification. The estimated value for the initial spend is between £300,000.00 to £500,000.00 (ex. VAT) for these items.
The remaining £1,600,000.00 may be utilised for additional brick requirements. Suppliers should note that this further expenditure is not guaranteed and will depend on actual requirements during the contract term.
CPV: Parts of general-purpose machinery · Structural steelworks
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£2,000,000
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%
- Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Price: 30% for Price Evaluation
- Technical: 70% on Technical/quality Evaluation
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 1 Sept 2025, 10:34 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Jul 2026, 10:28 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 22 May 2026
- Authority reference
UKRI-5168- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-030941- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05910bFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
Milestones in Specification
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 May 2026, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Apr 2026, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
1 Sept 2025 → 10 Jul 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published1 Sept 2025, 10:34 BST
- Market engagement11 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
UKRI-STFC with be holding a Supplier Engagement Session at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) in Oxfordshire on Thursday 11th September. The session will last no more than 2 hours and a maximum of two attendees from each supplier organisation to register for the session. The session will start at 10am (Arrival time to be 9:30am). A presentation and drawings to explain the requirement will be issued on the day. To book onto the Supplier Engagement Session, please submit the names, email addresses, contact phone numbers and vehicle registrations you would like to book onto to the following email address: [email protected], with the subject in the email being UKRI-5168 Provision of Steel Chevrons-EOI. Please confirm your attendance no later than 12pm (noon) on Wednesday 10th September. You should bring photo ID with you to RAL otherwise you may not be allowed on site. The full address is; Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus, Didcot, OX11 0QX. If you would like to review the drawings before registering for the supplier event to determine whether this requirement is suitable for you, please email [email protected] with the subject line: UKRI-5168 Provision of Steel Chevrons – Drawings.
- Tender notice published203 days ago2 Apr 2026, 14:16 BST
- Clarification questions by178 days ago27 Apr 2026, 14:00 BST
- Submission deadline168 days ago7 May 2026, 14:00 BST
- Award decision expected by152 days ago22 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts132 days ago12 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent125 days ago19 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends113 days ago30 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published104 days ago10 Jul 2026, 10:28 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Sept 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published1 Sept 2025, 10:34 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published2 Apr 2026, 14:16 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £2,000,0002 Apr 2026, 14:16 BSTwas £330,000
- Status changed to active2 Apr 2026, 14:16 BST
- Procurement method changed2 Apr 2026, 14:16 BST
- Deadline published: 7 May 2026, 14:00 BST2 Apr 2026, 14:16 BST
- Contract award notice published19 Jun 2026, 14:02 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete19 Jun 2026, 14:02 BST
- Contract signature expected3 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published10 Jul 2026, 10:28 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-09: 1 release · 1 Sept 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical Moulding Projects LtdUKRI-5168 Provision of Steel Chevrons for EPAC Beam Dump.3 Jul 2026 – 29 Jun 2030Options: The remaining spend outside of the required bricks may be utilised for additional brick requirements. Suppliers should note that this further expenditure is not guaranteed and will depend on actual requirements during the contract term. | £2,000,000 | 18 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
UKRI-5168 Provision of Steel Chevrons for EPAC Beam Dump. · Technical Moulding Projects Ltd
- Signed
- 9 Jul 2026
- Value
- £2,000,000
- Period
- 10 Jul 2026 – 9 Jul 2030
- Status
- active
- Options
- The remaining spend outside of the required bricks may be utilised for additional brick requirements. Suppliers should note that this further expenditure is not guaranteed and will depend on actual requirements during the contract term.
No agreed KPIs: N/A
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Technical Moulding Projects Ltd.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender