Notice Information
Notice Title
UKRI-5168 Provision of Steel Chevrons
Notice Description
The Central Laser facility (CLF), part of UKRI's Science and Technology Facilities Council, UKRI wishes to establish a Contract for the provision of Steel Chevrons for EPAC Beam. The site address for delivery of the goods and/or services is: Science and Technology Facilities Council Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell Campus Didcot OX11 0FA The estimated value of this opportunity is up to PS2,000,000.00 (excluding VAT) for the full duration of the contract. This contract covers the supply and delivery of the required bricks listed in Appendix A -Specification. The estimated value for the initial spend is between PS300,000.00 to PS500,000.00 (ex. VAT) for these items. The remaining PS1,600,000.00 may be utilised for additional brick requirements. Suppliers should note that this further expenditure is not guaranteed and will depend on actual requirements during the contract term.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: This contract covers the supply and delivery of the required bricks listed in Appendix A -Specification. The estimated value for the initial spend is between PS300,000.00 to PS500,000.00 (ex. VAT) for these items. The remaining PS1,600,000.00 may be utilised for additional brick requirements. Suppliers should note that this further expenditure is not guaranteed and will depend on actual requirements during the contract term.
Planning Information
UKRI-STFC with be holding a Supplier Engagement Session at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) in Oxfordshire on Thursday 11th September. The session will last no more than 2 hours and a maximum of two attendees from each supplier organisation to register for the session. The session will start at 10am (Arrival time to be 9:30am). A presentation and drawings to explain the requirement will be issued on the day. To book onto the Supplier Engagement Session, please submit the names, email addresses, contact phone numbers and vehicle registrations you would like to book onto to the following email address: STFCprocurement@ukri.org, with the subject in the email being UKRI-5168 Provision of Steel Chevrons-EOI. Please confirm your attendance no later than 12pm (noon) on Wednesday 10th September. You should bring photo ID with you to RAL otherwise you may not be allowed on site. The full address is; Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus, Didcot, OX11 0QX. If you would like to review the drawings before registering for the supplier event to determine whether this requirement is suitable for you, please email stfcprocurement@ukri.org with the subject line: UKRI-5168 Provision of Steel Chevrons – Drawings.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05910b
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030941-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
42 - Industrial machinery
45 - Construction work
-
- CPV Codes
42950000 - Parts of general-purpose machinery
45223210 - Structural steelworks
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Apr 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 7 May 20264 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- 11 Sep 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 11 Jun 2026 - 11 Jun 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION (UKRI)
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SWINDON, WILTSHIRE
- 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
- TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
-
- Local Authority
- Swindon
- Electoral Ward
- Rodbourne Cheney
- Westminster Constituency
- Swindon North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030941-2026
2nd April 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052704-2025
1st September 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Notice URLs
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