Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-5464 1894 Building - MEPH, Vertical Transport and Acoustic Engineering
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUKRI STFC has a requirement for Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing and Heating including Vertical Transport Engineering Services to support refurbishment of the 1894 Building at the Royal Observatory Edinburgh
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Mar 2026, 08:04 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Mar 2026, 10:10 GMT
- Authority reference
UKRI-5464- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-025600- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066051Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Switching Direct Award
- Published justification
A framework competition was carried out but received no bids (Notice PC-0000106) . We are proceeding with a direct award to the supplier due to their proven capability and previous relevant work on the project.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
12 Mar 2026 → 20 Mar 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends224 days ago12 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published216 days ago20 Mar 2026, 10:10 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Mar 2026- Transparency notice published3 Mar 2026, 08:04 GMTUK5
- Transparency notice published3 Mar 2026, 08:06 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published3 Mar 2026, 08:09 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected16 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published20 Mar 2026, 10:10 GMTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-03: 1 release · 3 Mar 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Integrated Project Management & Engineering17 Mar 2026 – 30 Nov 2027Amended: added notice reference | £330,200 | 2 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
UKRI-5464 1894 Building - MEPH, Vertical Transport and Acoustic Engineering · Integrated Project Management & Engineering
- Signed
- 16 Mar 2026
- Value
- £330,200
- Period
- 17 Mar 2026 – 1 Dec 2028
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: Performance will be measured against the requirements set out within the Architectural Design Standard.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Integrated Project Management & EngineeringAwarded 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
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender