Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 5 Dec 2025, 16:11 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-5450 Air Handling Units

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Framework agreementGoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38)Industrial machinery (42) Delivery: East of England (UKH12)

Framework ceiling (notional)£500,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Submissions closed 5 Jan 2026awarded 16 Jan 2026

Awarded to Scanbur

Framework period 2 yrsends 20 Jan 2028 · extension options published · starts 21 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract for the supply, installation, commissioning and validation of IVC Air Handling Units with humidification

CPV: Cooling and ventilation equipment · Heat-exchange units, air-conditioning and refrigerating equipment, and filtering machinery · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

How this framework works

From the published notice

Type: Closed framework
Call-offs: call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
Bids received: 1 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
Framework period: 2 yrs from 21 Jan 2026

Published description of the framework

When funds are available, UKRI will purchase a quantity of Air Handling Units that are required, with the agreed pricing of the Framework

Call-offs published through it1

UKRI-5450-01 Air Handling Units with Humidification · UK Research and Innovation · 8 Sept 2026

Notices that name this framework as their framework in the official record. Many call-offs are never published, so this is a floor, not utilisation.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 2 yrsSMEPublished value£500,000

Contract period: 21 Jan 2026 – 20 Jan 2028 (2 yrs)Value: £500,000 exc. VAT · £600,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: UKRI reserves the right to make a direct award for additional AHU units using the justification at Schedule 5, paragraph 8, should similar goods be required

38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)42500000 Cooling and ventilation equipment 42510000 Heat-exchange units, air-conditioning and refrigerating equipment, and filtering 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: 30%Price: 60%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (4)

Reliability: 20%
Maintenance: 10%
Price: 60%
Social Value: 10%

Published award criteria (4)

Reliability
Maintenance
Social Value
Price

What this means for your bid

Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
“UKRI-5450 Air Handling Units” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.

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: Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement: Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 5 Dec 2025, 16:11 GMT
Last source update: 8 Sept 2026, 16:27 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 8 Jan 2026
Authority reference: UKRI-5450
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-080314
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Cooling and ventilation equipmentHeat-exchange units, air-conditioning and refrigerating equipment, and filtering machineryLaboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Delivery area: East of England (UKH12)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f019 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: UKRI eSourcing

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free

Appointment period ends: 5 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 22 Dec 2025, 12:00 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:

Log in or create an account here: ukri2.my.site.com ↗
Navigate to the opportunity in the Find an Opportunity section of the site or via the direct access link above.
Select Register Interest (you will not be able to view the tender documentation without registering an interest).
Go back to the main menu and navigate to the My Proposals and Quotes section of the site.
Select the opportunity from the list. Tender Documents for download are found in the Documents tab.

Timeline

5 Dec 2025 → 8 Sept 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published319 days ago
5 Dec 2025, 16:11 GMT
Clarification questions by303 days ago
22 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Admission / appointment period ends289 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown
5 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Award decision expected by285 days ago
8 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Assessment summaries sent278 days ago
16 Jan 2026
Contract starts273 days ago
21 Jan 2026
Standstill ends266 days ago
27 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Latest notice published42 days ago
8 Sept 2026, 16:27 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Dec 2025

Tender notice published
5 Dec 2025, 16:11 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
16 Jan 2026, 16:10 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
16 Jan 2026, 16:10 GMT
Contract signature expected
29 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
8 Sept 2026, 16:27 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 11 award · see the list ↓

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 5 Feb 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
ScanburSME30 Jan 2026 – 29 Jan 2028Options: Maintenance service	£500,000	16 Jan 2026	Awarded

Contracts

UKRI-5450 Air Handling Units · ScanburSME
Signed
5 Feb 2026
Value
£500,000
Period
6 Feb 2026 – 29 Jan 2028
Status
active
Options
Maintenance service

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders	1	0	—

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

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

ScanburFramework contractorGB-PPON: PLRZ-2772-LXCW Silovej 16-18, Karlslunde, DK, 2690, DKContact 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 Tender8 Sept 2026, 16:27 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender16 Jan 2026, 16:10 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender5 Dec 2025, 16:11 GMT