Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-6001 Automated Washer System
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38)Industrial machinery (42) Delivery: East of England (UKH12)
Published estimate£1,900,000≈ £496k / year · £2,280,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 Sept 2026awarded 15 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to IWT Pharma (Techniplast UK Limited)
Contract term 3 yrs 10 moends 31 Jul 2030 · starts 2 Oct 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract for the provision of an Automated Tunnel Washer System, including associated accessories, spares and maintenance
- How the procedure runs: UKRI require suppliers to undergo a Security Gateway to access the tender documents.
CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) · Tunnel washer
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£1,900,000
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Technical/Quality: 70%
- Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical/Quality
- Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Competitive flexible 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Jul 2026, 16:26 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Oct 2026, 09:56 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 18 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
UKRI-6001- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-070468- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d3a8Find a Tender
- How it runs
UKRI require suppliers to undergo a Security Gateway to access the tender documents.
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: UKRI eSourcing
Access & registration note: Free
- Submission deadline
- 18 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
To view and access this opportunity go to 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 ukri2.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_Contrac… ↗.
- 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. Bidders must complete the Security Gateway process detailed at paragraph 2.1.1 of the Invitation to Tender
Timeline
24 Jul 2026 → 27 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published94 days ago24 Jul 2026, 16:26 BST
- Clarification questions by59 days ago27 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline37 days ago18 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Award decision expected by37 days ago18 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts24 days ago2 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent11 days ago15 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published10 days ago16 Oct 2026, 09:56 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 2 days27 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Jul 2026- Tender notice published24 Jul 2026, 16:26 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published24 Jul 2026, 16:31 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published2 Sept 2026, 16:37 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 18 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST2 Sept 2026, 16:37 BST+7 days · was 11 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Contract award notice published16 Oct 2026, 09:56 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete16 Oct 2026, 09:56 BST
- Contract signature expected30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Published amendments (2)
Correction to contract duration.
Change to Tender Submission Deadline, because when the tender was launched the time allocated for potential suppliers to review tender documents and submit a bid was insufficient.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-07: 1 release · 24 Jul 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £1,741,8181 award exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| IWT Pharma (Techniplast UK Limited)UKRI Automated Washer System2 Nov 2026 – 30 Jul 2030Options: Option to purchase additional accessories, equipment, maintenance and spares. | £1,741,818 | 15 Oct 2026standstill to 27 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- IWT Pharma (Techniplast UK Limited)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender