Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-6249 Provision Of DUNE APA Stainless Steel Frames - #2 Lots
Authority: UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) (Central government)
Sectors: Construction Materials & Prefab (44) Delivery listed: Spain (ES)UK
Published estimate£1,080,000total for 2 lots · £1,296,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 23 Oct 2026awarded 9 Nov 2026
Awarded to Nortemecánica2 awards
Contract term 1 yr 1 moends 26 Dec 2027 · up to 26 Mar 2028 with extensions · starts 26 Nov 2026
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of DUNE APA Stainless Steel Frames, this procurement is split into two Lots, for the manufacturing, assembly and delivery. Lot 1 will consist of the provision of 30 frames and Lot 2 will be for the provision of 10 frames.
- No preliminary market engagement: A Preliminary Market Engagement Notice was not published because the market engagement undertaken was limited and informal in nature. The engagement was undertaken with a small number of specialist suppliers to inform UKRI's understanding of the market, manufacturing capability and capacity, and to help inform the procurement strategy and specification. No supplier was given information or an opportunity to participate in the procurement that was not made available to all potential bidders through the subsequent tender documentation.
CPV: Structures and parts of structures
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£1,080,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 1 and win at most 1 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£720,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2AwardedRenewalPublished value£360,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
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 · same split on all 2 lots
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical Quality: 80%
- Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Technical Quality
Lot distribution rule: The procurement will be divided into two lots. Suppliers may tender for Lot 1 or Lot 2 only and are not permitted to tender for both lots. One supplier will be appointed to each lot, subject to the receipt of compliant tenders and the application of the published award criteria. Each lot will be evaluated and awarded independently.
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2some still in standstill
Awarded value £432,9001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 2
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 11 award | |||
| supplier not published | — | 21 Oct 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 21 award | |||
| NortemecánicaUKRI-6249 - Provision of DUNE APA Stainless Steel Frames20 Nov 2026 – 19 Dec 2027 · up to 19 Mar 2028Extensions: Three month optional extension. | £432,900 | 9 Nov 2026standstill to 19 Nov 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 2 | 2final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 Sept 2026, 09:59 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Nov 2026, 10:32 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 26 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
UKRI-6249- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-099582- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077a28Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: UKRI eSourcing
Access & registration note: Free
- Submission deadline
- 23 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Oct 2026, 14:00 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
- 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
25 Sept 2026 → 26 Nov 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published46 days ago25 Sept 2026, 09:59 BST
- Clarification questions by32 days ago9 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST
- Submission deadline18 days ago23 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST
- Award decision expected by14 days ago26 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent45h ago9 Nov 2026
- Latest notice published35h ago9 Nov 2026, 10:32 GMT
- Today10 Nov 2026
- Standstill endsin 9 days19 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 15 days26 Nov 2026
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Sept 2026- Tender notice published25 Sept 2026, 09:59 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published21 Oct 2026, 15:06 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 23 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST21 Oct 2026, 15:06 BST+2 days · was 21 Oct 2026, 23:45 BST
- Contract award notice published9 Nov 2026, 10:32 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete9 Nov 2026, 10:32 GMT
- Contract signature expected20 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Deadline Extension
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NortemecánicaAwarded 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
- 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