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Published 2 Dec 2025, 11:47 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI 5193 - High Pressure Systems

Official notice

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

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Industrial machinery (42) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£500,000≈ £250k / year · £600,000 inc. VAT7.8% above final estimate
Submissions closed 9 Jan 2026awarded 28 Jan 2026
Awarded to Hi-Pro Pressure Products Ltd2 awards
Contract term 2 yrsends 16 Feb 2028 · up to 15 Feb 2030 with extensions · starts 16 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement of two new fully automated 10Kbar inert gas intensifier systems incorporating an “easy to use customer friendly” interface

CPV: Industrial machinery

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£500,000
Contract period: 16 Feb 2026 – 16 Feb 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 15 Feb 2030 with extensionsValue: £500,000 exc. VAT · £600,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension in the form of Control Change Notice.
42000000 Industrial machinery

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
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
2 Dec 2025, 11:47 GMT
Last source update
24 Feb 2026, 13:02 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 30 Jan 2026
Authority reference
UKRI 5193
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-078833
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Industrial machinery
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ecbd 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
9 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
19 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

ukri2.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_Contrac… ↗

Timeline

2 Dec 2025 → 24 Feb 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published319 days ago
    2 Dec 2025, 11:47 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by302 days ago
    19 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline281 days ago
    9 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Assessment summaries sent262 days ago
    28 Jan 2026
  5. Award decision expected by259 days ago
    30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  6. Standstill ends252 days ago
    6 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  7. Contract starts243 days ago
    16 Feb 2026
  8. Latest notice published235 days ago
    24 Feb 2026, 13:02 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Dec 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    2 Dec 2025, 11:47 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    28 Jan 2026, 09:49 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    28 Jan 2026, 09:49 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    10 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    24 Feb 2026, 13:02 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2some still in standstill
Awarded value £539,0501 award exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Feb 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Hi-Pro Pressure Products Ltd16 Feb 2026 – 16 Feb 2028£539,05028 Jan 2026standstill to 6 Feb 2026Standstill
Hi-Pro Pressure Products Ltd——Awarded

Contracts

  • UKRI 5193 High Pressure Systems 1 · Hi-Pro Pressure Products Ltd

    Signed
    13 Feb 2026
    Value
    £539,040
    Period
    16 Feb 2026 – 16 Feb 2028
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: Delivery of Goods

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders00—

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
  • Hi Pro Pressure ProductsAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PPLX-6671-ZHGL Unit 9 Bessemer Crescent, Rabans Lane Ind Area, Aylesbury,, South East, HP19 8TFContact 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