Notice Information
Notice Title
UKRI-4890 Maintenance Contract for Centrifuges
Notice Description
UKRI MRC has selected a supplier to provide a full comprehensive maintenance contract for its centrifuges and rotors for a period of 3 years. The agreement includes three preventative maintenance visits per year, OEM repair parts as required, labour costs and a guaranteed 48 hour on-site response time in case of breakdown. To view this notice, please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=951604713
Procurement Information
This contract is being awarded directly to a supplier that is not an excluded supplier by virtue of section 43 of the PA 2023 (switching to direct award) as no suitable tenders were received for the requirement as set out in the tender notice and therefore an award under section 19 of that Act is not possible.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0504bc
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023769-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
50 - Repair and maintenance services
-
- CPV Codes
50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £260,447 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £261,717 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 May 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 16 Apr 202510 months ago
- Contract Period
- 12 May 2025 - 11 May 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
- Contact Name
- mrc procurement
- Contact Email
- mrcprocurement@ukri.org
- Contact Phone
- +441793442000
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SWINDON
- Postcode
- SN2 1FL
- Post Town
- Swindon
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK71 Swindon
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Swindon
- Electoral Ward
- Rodbourne Cheney
- Westminster Constituency
- Swindon North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023769-2025
21st May 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016196-2025
22nd April 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015868-2025
17th April 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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