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Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-6109 1894 Building Strip Out and Fabric Enabling Works 1
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£1,200,000≈ £1.2m / year · £1,440,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 23 Jul 2026awarded 28 Jul 2026
Awarded to Navigate Scaffolding Ltd
Contract term 1 yrends 27 Jul 2027 · up to 27 Jul 2028 with extensions · starts 27 Jul 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUKRI STFC appointed a supplier to provide 1894 building strip out and fabric enabling works at the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh.
CPV: Site preparation and clearance work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,200,000
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 award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Administrative change
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Jul 2026, 09:57 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Sept 2026, 12:24 BST
- Authority reference
UKRI-6109- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-064997- Latest notice
- Contract change notice (UK10)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c828Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: UKRI eSourcing
Access & registration note: Free
- Submission deadline
- 23 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
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--prospend.vf.force.com/apex/CS_ContractPage ↗
- 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
10 Jul 2026 → 28 Sept 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published105 days ago10 Jul 2026, 09:57 BST
- Clarification questions by98 days ago17 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline92 days ago23 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts89 days ago27 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published25 days ago28 Sept 2026, 12:24 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Jul 2026- Tender notice published10 Jul 2026, 09:57 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published28 Jul 2026, 15:34 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete28 Jul 2026, 15:34 BST
- Contract change notice published28 Sept 2026, 12:24 BSTUK10
- Contract change proposed29 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTUnforeseeable circumstances and health and Safety
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £1,200,1631 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Jul 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navigate Scaffolding LtdSME | £1,200,163 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
UKRI-6109 1894 Building Strip Out and Fabric Enabling Works 1 · Navigate Scaffolding LtdSME
- Signed
- 28 Jul 2026
- Value
- £1,200,163
- Period
- 29 Jul 2026 – 28 Jul 2027 · up to 28 Jul 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Possible extension of 12 months, maximum contract duration until 28 July 2028.
- Change proposed 29 Sept 2026 Unforeseeable circumstances and health and Safety, new value £1,581,247
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Navigate Scaffolding LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract change notice Contract change notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender