Notice Information
Notice Title
UKRI-5353 LISA 2 ISO 6 Cleanroom Facility
Notice Description
The UK Astronomy Technology Centre (UKATC) require the fitout of an existing ground floor area within the Villas building on their Edinburgh Campus into a fully functioning ISO 6 cleanroom facility with ancillary support rooms. The existing area is currently occupied by an electronics laboratory, which will be decommissioned, with all existing finishes and services removed as part of an enabling works package under a separate contract. The new facility will be used to manufacture optical devices which require an ISO 6 cleanroom environment. The devices will be manufactured on the bed of a coordinate measuring machine (CMM). They have a mass which mandates the use of a material handling cart.
Planning Information
UKRI are preparing a tender for the fitout of an existing ground floor area within the Villas building on their Edinburgh Campus into a fully functioning ISO 6 cleanroom facility with ancillary support rooms. As part of our early market engagement, we are inviting interested suppliers to attend a site visit, and presentation to better understand the scope and context of works. Details: Locations - Royal Observatory Edinburgh Blackford Hill, Edinburgh EH9 3HJ Optional Dates - - Wednesday 19th November 2025 at 14:00 - Thursday 20th November 2025 at 10:00 Please confirm your attendance by 17:00 on Wednesday 12th November 2025 to STFC Procurement (STFCProcurement@ukri.org).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d22c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068043-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Works
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
45 - Construction work
-
- CPV Codes
45214631 - Installation works of cleanrooms
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £600,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 14 Feb 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Apr 2026 - 31 Oct 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION (UKRI)
- Contact Name
- STFC Procurement
- Contact Email
- stfcprocurement@ukri.org
- Contact Phone
- +441793442000
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
- TLM75 City of Edinburgh
-
- Local Authority
- Swindon
- Electoral Ward
- Rodbourne Cheney
- Westminster Constituency
- Swindon North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068043-2025
24th October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068041-2025
24th October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067705-2025
23rd October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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