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Published 7 Apr 2026, 16:18 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-5989 MRC LMB Incucyte repair and maintenance service

Official notice

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

Direct award
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: East of England (UKH12)
Awarded value£125,457published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 7 Apr 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Sartorius UK Limited2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UKRI MRC LMB maintenance and repair service for laboratory scientific data system.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: East of England
50000000 Repair and maintenance services

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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
7 Apr 2026, 16:18 BST
Last source update
2 Jun 2026, 12:13 BST
Authority reference
UKRI-5989
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-051840
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
East of England (UKH12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067d4a Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

The requirement is for repair and maintenance servicing of specialised laboratory equipment which can only be maintained by Sartorius UK Limited and therefore competition is absent for technical reasons.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

16 Apr 2026 → 2 Jun 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends187 days ago
    16 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published140 days ago
    2 Jun 2026, 12:13 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Apr 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    7 Apr 2026, 16:18 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    7 Apr 2026, 16:23 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    2 Jun 2026, 12:13 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £125,4571 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Sartorius UK Limited21 Apr 2026 – 30 Apr 2028£125,457same award published again · counted once7 Apr 2026standstill to 16 Apr 2026Standstill
Sartorius UK Limited£125,457 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • UKRI-5989 MRC LMB Incucyte repair and maintenance service · Sartorius UK Limited

    Signed
    1 Mar 2026
    Value
    £125,457
    Period
    1 Mar 2026 – 30 Apr 2028
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: Not required

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, South West, SN2 1FLContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Sartorius UK LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PZRH-1441-MRDD Longmead Business Centre Blenheim Road, EPSOM, South East, KT19 9QQContact 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
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender