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Published 23 Oct 2026, 14:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-6405 Modernisation of the Two Overhead Cranes In R55

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: South East (UKJ14)
Awarded value£548,176published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 23 Oct 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to WH Scott & Son (Engineers) Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The project involves the modernisation and refurbishment of two overhead cranes in the R55 Building at STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) to improve operational efficiency, reliability and safety, ensuring continued functionality and compliance with current regulations.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible
50531400 Repair and maintenance services of cranes

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 Oct 2026, 14:44 BST
Last source update
23 Oct 2026, 15:52 BST
Authority reference
UKRI-6405
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-100680
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078f40 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

The contract will be awarded as a Single Source Direct Award, as competition is absent due to technical reasons.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

23 Oct 2026 → 4 Nov 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published1 day ago
    23 Oct 2026, 15:52 BST
  2. Today
    25 Oct 2026
  3. Standstill endsin 11 days
    4 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Oct 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    23 Oct 2026, 14:44 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    23 Oct 2026, 15:52 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    5 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £548,1761 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
WH Scott & Son (Engineers) Ltd5 Nov 2026 – 5 Mar 2027£548,17623 Oct 2026standstill to 4 Nov 2026Standstill

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 name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • WH Scott & Son (Engineers) LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PZGQ-5976-PCLY Units 6 and 7, Endurance Court Vivid Approach Plymouth, Devon, South West, PL1 4RWContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender