Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-6013 MRC LMB Ground Source Heat Pump Servicing
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: East of England (UKH12)
Published estimate£375,000≈ £188k / year · £450,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 22 May 2026awarded 15 Jun 2026
Awarded to ADCOCK REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING LIMITED
Contract term 2 yrsends 23 Jun 2028 · up to 23 Jun 2031 with extensions · starts 24 Jun 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of Ground Source Heat Pump Servicing at MRC LMB.
CPV: Repair and maintenance services of central heating
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£375,000
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: 60%
- Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Technical/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
- Services
- 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
- 17 Apr 2026, 10:23 BST
- Last source update
- 31 Jul 2026, 15:45 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
UKRI-6013- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-035022- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0684e4Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: UKRI eSourcing
Access & registration note: Free
- Submission deadline
- 22 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 15 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
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- 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 above.
- 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.
Timeline
17 Apr 2026 → 31 Jul 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published188 days ago17 Apr 2026, 10:23 BST
- Clarification questions by159 days ago15 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline152 days ago22 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Award decision expected by133 days ago10 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent128 days ago16 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts120 days ago24 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends117 days ago26 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published83 days ago31 Jul 2026, 15:45 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Apr 2026- Tender notice published17 Apr 2026, 10:23 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published17 Jun 2026, 11:38 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete17 Jun 2026, 11:38 BST
- Contract signature expected30 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published31 Jul 2026, 15:45 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £105,2161 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Jul 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADCOCK REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING LIMITED3 Aug 2026 – 3 Aug 2028 · up to 1 Aug 2031Extensions: The Contract duration shall be for a period of 2 years with optional extension of further 3 years (2+1+1+1) | £105,216 | 15 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
UKRI-6013 MRC LMB Ground Source Heat Pump Servicing · ADCOCK REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING LIMITED
- Signed
- 31 Jul 2026
- Value
- £170,061
- Period
- 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Contract duration shall be for a period of 2 years with optional extension of further 3 years (2+1+1+1)
No agreed KPIs: Not required
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ADCOCK REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender