Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-5679 Pilz Safety Equipment
Authority: UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) (Central government)
Sectors: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£500,000≈ £250k / year · £600,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 16 Jan 2026
Next notice expected 2 Dec 2025
Contract term 2 yrsextension options published · starts 5 Mar 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUKRI STFC is looking to purchase a large amount of Pilz manufactured safety- related equipment for the Vulcan 20-20 project over the next 5 years.
CPV: Safety equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Lot 1No awardPublished value£500,000
- Value
- £500,000 exc. VAT · £600,000 inc. VAT
- Extensions
- 2+2+1 - Maximum 5 years
35113000 Safety equipment
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality — Q06.04 Technical Support - 5% Q06.05 Delivery Time 1 - 15% Q06.06 Delivery Time 2 - 10% Q06.07 Technical Support Location(s) - 5% Q06.09 Express Delivery - 5% Q06.10 Social Value - 10%
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
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 18 Feb 2026, 14:55 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 Feb 2026, 14:55 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end — 4 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Authority reference
UKRI-5679- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dbf3Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Submission deadline
- 16 Jan 2026, 11:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
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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. - If you have any issues logging in to the Atamis system raise a Support TicketTimeline
9 published dates · Europe/London- Planning notice published324 days ago6 Nov 2025, 14:44 GMT
- Market engagement306 days ago24 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
UKRI STFC is preparing for a potential procurement exercise to purchase a large amount of Pilz manufactured safety- related equipment for the Vulcan 20-20 project over the next 5 years and is seeking to engage with the market to gauge interest and readiness. We invite suppliers to express their more…
interest to be registered for when the tender goes live. Please register your interest by submitting an email to [email protected], including the procurement reference & title "EOI for UKRI-5400 Pilz Safety Equipment" by 11:00 on Monday 24 November 2025. - Next notice expected298 days ago2 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published284 days ago16 Dec 2025, 11:33 GMT
- Clarification questions by284 days ago16 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline253 days ago16 Jan 2026, 11:00 GMT
- Latest notice published220 days ago18 Feb 2026, 14:55 GMT
- Award decision expected by206 days ago4 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts206 days ago5 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT
Notice history
7 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Nov 2025- Transparency notice published18 Feb 2026, 14:55 GMTUK5
- Tender notice published16 Dec 2025, 11:33 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £500,00016 Dec 2025, 11:33 GMTwas £350,000
- Status changed to active16 Dec 2025, 11:33 GMT
- Procurement method changed16 Dec 2025, 11:33 GMT
- Deadline published: 16 Jan 2026, 11:00 GMT16 Dec 2025, 11:33 GMT
- Preliminary market engagement notice published6 Nov 2025, 14:44 GMTUK2
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declaration
Notices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender