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Published 20 Jan 2026, 11:59 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI 5567 - Precision Pick and Place Tool

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Industrial machinery (42) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£150,000£180,000 inc. VAT33% above published estimate
Submissions closed 25 Feb 2026awarded 6 Mar 2026
Awarded to Accelonix
Contract term 3 moends 25 Jun 2026 · starts 25 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Procurement of a Precision Pick and Place Tool.

CPV: Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 3 moSMEVCSEPublished value£150,000
Contract period: 25 Mar 2026 – 25 Jun 2026 (3 mo)Value: £150,000 exc. VAT · £180,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
42990000 Miscellaneous special-purpose 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: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Quality
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
20 Jan 2026, 11:59 GMT
Last source update
8 Sept 2026, 08:27 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 24 Mar 2026
Authority reference
UKRI 5567
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-004749
Latest notice
Contract termination notice (UK11)
Classification (CPV)
Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0609cc 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
25 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
16 Feb 2026, 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:

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

Access link:

ukri2--prospend.vf.force.com/apex/CS_ContractPage ↗

Timeline

20 Jan 2026 → 8 Sept 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published278 days ago
    20 Jan 2026, 11:59 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by251 days ago
    16 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline242 days ago
    25 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Assessment summaries sent234 days ago
    6 Mar 2026
  5. Standstill ends221 days ago
    18 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  6. Award decision expected by215 days ago
    24 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  7. Contract starts215 days ago
    25 Mar 2026
  8. Latest notice published48 days ago
    8 Sept 2026, 08:27 BST

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jan 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    20 Jan 2026, 11:59 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    6 Mar 2026, 15:07 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    6 Mar 2026, 15:07 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    23 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    31 Mar 2026, 09:01 BST
    UK7
  6. Contract termination notice published
    8 Sept 2026, 08:27 BST
    UK11
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2026-01: 1 release · 20 Jan 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £199,4361 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Accelonix24 Mar 2026 – 24 Jun 2026£199,4366 Mar 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • UKRI 5567 - Precision Pick and Place Tool · Accelonix

    Signed
    24 Mar 2026
    Value
    £199,436
    Period
    25 Mar 2026 – 24 Jun 2026
    Status
    terminated
    Final value
    £199,436
    Termination
    contractCompleted

    No agreed KPIs: Not Applicable.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders10—

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
  • Accelonix LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PMNB-1211-PYQD 1st Floor County House, 100 New London Road,, Chelmsford,, East of England, CM2 0RGContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract termination notice contractContract termination noticeUK11Contract termination notice on Find a Tender
  • 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