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Published 6 Nov 2025, 14:42 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-5188 R109 Fit Out for Clean Rooms for Central Laser Facility

Official notice

Authority: UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) (Central government)

WorksOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£1,000,000≈ £1.0m / year · £1,200,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 19 Dec 2025awarded 26 Jan 2026
Awarded to Asgard Controlled Enivronments Ltd
Contract term 1 yrends 3 Feb 2027 · up to 31 Jul 2027 with extensions · starts 4 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UKRI wishes to establish a Contract for the provision of R109 Fit Out for Clean Rooms for Central Laser Facility. The site address for delivery of the goods and/or services is:

Building R109

Science and Technology Facilities Council

Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

Harwell Campus

Didcot

OX11 0QX

The estimated value of the opportunity is: £1,000,000.00 Excluding VAT.

Site Visit

Due to the size and complexity of site, UKRI STFC will be holding a site tour for this requirement. It is optional for potential Suppliers to attend this tour.

Suppliers will have the opportunity to attend a site tour on Monday 24th November or Tuesday 25th November at 10:00am and will last no more than 3 hours. The same information shall be presented on each day).

UKRI request a maximum of two attendees from each supplier organisation to attend the site tour at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory.

To book on to the site tour, please submit the names, email addresses, vehicle registration, numbers of those attending and the session you would like to book onto via the message function on the Atamis eSourcing Portal. Please confirm your attendance no later than Friday 21st November 2025 at 13:00 hrs GMT.

CPV: Building construction work · Installation works of cleanrooms

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrSMEPublished value£1,000,000
Contract period: 4 Feb 2026 – 3 Feb 2027 (1 yr) · up to 31 Jul 2027 with extensionsValue: £1,000,000 exc. VAT · £1,200,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: The Contract duration shall be for a period of 12 months from commencement of contract with optional extensions for a period of 6 months from expiry of the Contract.

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 award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • 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
Works
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
6 Nov 2025, 14:42 GMT
Last source update
4 Mar 2026, 14:56 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 15 Jan 2026
Authority reference
UKRI-5188
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-071683
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Building construction workInstallation works of cleanrooms
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dbf2 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
19 Dec 2025, 14:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
8 Dec 2025, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 Nov 2025 → 4 Mar 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published348 days ago
    6 Nov 2025, 14:42 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by316 days ago
    8 Dec 2025, 14:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline305 days ago
    19 Dec 2025, 14:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by277 days ago
    15 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Assessment summaries sent267 days ago
    26 Jan 2026
  6. Contract starts258 days ago
    4 Feb 2026
  7. Standstill ends257 days ago
    4 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  8. Latest notice published230 days ago
    4 Mar 2026, 14:56 GMT

Notice history

7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Nov 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    6 Nov 2025, 14:42 GMT
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    27 Nov 2025, 15:52 GMT
    UK4
  3. Deadline moved to 19 Dec 2025, 14:00 GMT
    27 Nov 2025, 15:52 GMT
    +7 days · was 12 Dec 2025, 14:00 GMT
  4. Contract award notice published
    26 Jan 2026, 10:33 GMT
    UK6
  5. Status changed to complete
    26 Jan 2026, 10:33 GMT
  6. Contract signature expected
    6 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  7. Contract details notice published
    4 Mar 2026, 14:56 GMT
    UK7
Published amendments (1)

UKRI has taken the decision to extend the deadline for this tender to allow all Bidders ample time to prepare their response. The Closing date and time for all Potential Suppliers to submit their response (The Deadline) is now Friday 19th December at 14:00 GMT. The deadline for clarifications has also been extended.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-11: 1 release · 6 Nov 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,000,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 87 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Feb 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Asgard Controlled Enivronments LtdSME6 Feb 2026 – 4 Feb 2027 · up to 4 Aug 2027Extensions: The Contract duration shall be for a period of 12 months from commencement of contract with optional extensions for a period of 6 months from expiry of the Contract.£1,000,00026 Jan 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • UKRI-5188 R109 Fit Out for Clean Rooms for Central Laser Facility · Asgard Controlled Enivronments LtdSME

    Signed
    17 Feb 2026
    Value
    £1,000,000
    Period
    18 Feb 2026 – 17 Feb 2027 · up to 17 Aug 2027 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    The Contract duration shall be for a period of 12 months from commencement of contract with optional extensions for a period of 6 months from expiry of the Contract.

    No agreed KPIs: performance indicators are included within the NEC4 ECC4 Option A terms and conditions

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8final-stage tenders70—

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

Official documents & specifications (4)

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
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender