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# Upgrade of a Helium Liquefier System (HLS)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/upgrade-of-a-helium-liquefier-system-hls-ocds-h6vhtk-028f6b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Southampton: "Upgrade of a Helium Liquefier System (HLS)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £333,333. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 4 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Southampton](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-southampton-urn-133879)
- **Published Value:** £333,333 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 March 2021 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Gas distribution and related services, Gas-distribution network, Gases, Helium, Instrumentation and control equipment (+1 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ32
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £332,001 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-028f6b`

## 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/upgrade-of-a-helium-liquefier-system-hls-ocds-h6vhtk-028f6b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Funiversityofsouthampton%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/upgrade-of-a-helium-liquefier-system-hls-ocds-h6vhtk-028f6b#participate

## Description
We are tendering for an upgrade of the helium liquefaction system TCF20 into a campus wide distribution system for liquid helium and recollection of warm helium gas. The targeted solution is to extend the TCF20 liquefier within Building 46 at the University of Southampton Highfield Campus in Southampton to increase its liquid helium capacity (1), adaptation to the gas capture system at Building 27 located also on the main campus for collection of warm gas (2) and install a trailer solution to transport gas and liquid between Building 46 and Building 27 (3). We are looking for a complete solution for the realisation of this helium system.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 24111300, 31682210, 42511200, 44161110, 65200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £333,333
- **Description:** We are tendering for an upgrade of the helium liquefaction system TCF20 into a campus wide distribution system for liquid helium and recollection of warm helium gas. The targeted solution is to extend the TCF20 liquefier within Building 46 at the Uni...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Upgrade of a Helium Liquefier System (HLS) (active)
  - Award id: `018612-2021-2020UoS-0216-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Cryo Engineering GmbH**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-148589`
  - Value: £332,001 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Upgrade of a Helium Liquefier System (HLS) (active)
  - Signed Value: £332,001
  - Signed Date: 05/07/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F018612-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-08-03T12:38:58.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T18:47:53.167Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-028f6b