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title: "UKRI-6349 UPLiFT Refrigerant-based Helium Gas Cooler"
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# UKRI-6349 UPLiFT Refrigerant-based Helium Gas Cooler

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-6349-uplift-refrigerant-based-helium-gas-cooler-ocds-h6vhtk-077574). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UK Research and Innovation: "UKRI-6349 UPLiFT Refrigerant-based Helium Gas Cooler". Published status: active. Published Value: £140,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 17 Dec 2026, 11:00 GMT. Published submission portal: ukri2.my.site.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 52 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [UK Research and Innovation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation-gov-pb1221)
- **Published Value:** £140,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 17 December 2026 at 11:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Refrigerating equipment
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKJ14
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-6349-uplift-refrigerant-based-helium-gas-cooler-ocds-h6vhtk-077574#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-077574`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-6349-uplift-refrigerant-based-helium-gas-cooler-ocds-h6vhtk-077574#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [ukri2.my.site.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fukri2.my.site.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-6349-uplift-refrigerant-based-helium-gas-cooler-ocds-h6vhtk-077574#participate

## Description
Science and Technology Facilities Council Central Laser Facility are looking to appoint a supplier who can design and make a bespoke amplifier head cooling system. The system needs to be based on refrigerant based cooling technology to provide flexibility and remove reliance on an external source of coolant supply.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 42513200
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £140,000

- **Contract Period:** 04/01/2027 to 03/01/2028

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F100342-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-23T10:37:22.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T21:26:56.501Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-077574