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Published 2 Jul 2026, 15:33 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-6168 Liquid Helium & Industrial Gas

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Chemical products (24) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submission deadline Not published

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Industrial gas/liquid delivery deposited directly in to proprietary Dewar.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
24110000 Industrial gases

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
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
2 Jul 2026, 15:33 BST
Last source update
28 Jul 2026, 12:45 BST
Authority reference
UKRI-6168
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-071187
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c2ab Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Competition absence due to technical reasons

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

14 Jul 2026 → 28 Jul 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends104 days ago
    14 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published91 days ago
    28 Jul 2026, 12:45 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Jul 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    2 Jul 2026, 15:33 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    2 Jul 2026, 15:42 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    15 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Procurement termination notice published
    28 Jul 2026, 12:45 BST
    UK12

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Air Liquide UK Ltd16 Jul 2026 – 31 Mar 2027£250,0002 Jul 2026CancelledProject requirement need changed and there was no need to proceed with the planned purchase.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire, South West, SN2 1FLContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Air Liquide UK LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PHMN-1128-LWVV 2 Rue de Clemenciere BP 15, SASSENAGE, FR, 38360, FRContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure