Notice Information
Notice Title
UKRI-6131 ISIS Target Station industrial gas supply
Notice Description
ISIS Target Station industrial gas supply - Essential consumable gasses for use in ISIS Target Stations.
Procurement Information
Supplier utilised due to shortages and supply issues. No other suppliers can provide us with 5.0 grade (99.999%) pure helium in 300bar multi-cylinder packs essential for ISIS operation.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06b297
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059094-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
24110000 - Industrial gases
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £250,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Jun 20262 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 11 Jun 20262 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 5 Jul 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- 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
- 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/059094-2026
23rd June 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055076-2026
11th June 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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