Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-6105 Double Door Steam Autoclave
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: East of England (UKH12)
Published estimate£500,000≈ £74k / year · £600,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 21 Sept 2026awarded 12 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to Sychem Limited
Contract term 6 yrs 9 moends 13 Jul 2033 · extension options published · starts 14 Oct 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUKRI wishes to establish a Contract for the provision of a Double Door Steam Autoclave through a Competitive Flexible Procedure. Access to the tender documentation is subject to completion of a Security Gateway process and only suppliers that successfully satisfy the Security Gateway requirements will be provided access to the tender documents.
- How the procedure runs: UKRI require suppliers to undergo a Security Gateway to access the tender documents.
CPV: Autoclaves
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£500,000
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
- 4 Aug 2026, 16:47 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Oct 2026, 11:22 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
UKRI-6105- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-073879- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dbb5Find 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
- 21 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Sept 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
- 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
4 Aug 2026 → 28 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published82 days ago4 Aug 2026, 16:47 BST
- Clarification questions by41 days ago14 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline34 days ago21 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Award decision expected by25 days ago30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts12 days ago14 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent10 days ago16 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published7 days ago19 Oct 2026, 11:22 BST
- Today25 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 3 days28 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Aug 2026- Tender notice published4 Aug 2026, 16:47 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published19 Oct 2026, 11:22 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete19 Oct 2026, 11:22 BST
- Contract signature expected30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £658,1621 award exc. VAT
Bids received 32 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sychem LimitedSME2 Nov 2026 – 2 Nov 2032Options: Purchase one additional autoclave | £658,162 | 12 Oct 2026standstill to 28 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SYCHEM LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
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