Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-6280 LISA 2 Cleanroom Project
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionScience and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), requires the delivery of Stage 2 of the LISA 2 Cleanroom Project within the Higgs Centre at the Royal Observatory Edinburgh (ROE). The procurement covers completion of the detailed design, construction, commissioning, ISO 14644 validation and handover of a specialist cleanroom facility to support the UK Astronomy Technology Centre (UKATC) LISA programme.
CPV: Installation works of cleanrooms
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£2,700,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical Quality: 60%
- Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Technical Quality
- 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- 11 Sept 2026, 13:54 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Sept 2026, 13:54 BST
- Authority reference
UKRI-6280- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-086430- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f81eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 25 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 22 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
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- 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
11 Sept 2026 → 30 Sept 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published46 days ago11 Sept 2026, 13:54 BST
- Clarification questions by35 days ago22 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST
- Submission deadline32 days ago25 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST
- Contract starts27 days ago30 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published11 Sept 2026, 13:54 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender