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Consolidated Equipment Services/ Repair Contracts

NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED

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Planning

17 Sep 2026 at 10:30

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory Limited is exploring consolidated servicing and repair contracts for laboratory equipment at its Preston Laboratory. The requirement covers planned servicing, repairs, installation support and related laboratory services for a range of laboratory assets. The equipment scope is expected to include instrumentation and control equipment, with suppliers able to support research-laboratory operations. The immediate focus is the Preston site, while the buyer may consider extending the arrangement across the wider UK National Nuclear Laboratory estate to achieve larger-scale savings. Suppliers may be provided with a full asset list to help them understand the equipment, servicing and repair requirements. This is a services procurement, rather than a supply-only or construction contract, and is relevant to specialist laboratory equipment maintenance and repair providers.

This process is at the planning stage and is a preliminary market engagement exercise, not an invitation to tender. The buyer is seeking information from potentially capable suppliers before deciding how to consolidate its existing equipment servicing and repair contracts. One planned lot covers the requirement. The buyer expects the contract period to run from 1 April 2027 to 1 April 2030. Interested suppliers are expected to engage by 16 October 2026, with the buyer able to provide the full asset list during engagement. The procurement is above the applicable threshold, and the lot is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. No tender procedure, submission deadline, evaluation method or contract value has yet been set out.

The engagement should suit businesses that maintain, repair, service or install laboratory equipment, particularly providers with experience of instrumentation and control systems used in research environments. Firms able to manage a varied asset base, diagnose faults, carry out preventative servicing and coordinate repairs across laboratory operations are likely to be well placed to contribute. Suppliers with the capacity to support a single laboratory initially and potentially a wider UK-wide estate may find the developing scope relevant. The buyer is considering consolidation and cost savings, so businesses that can explain efficient contract management, asset-level servicing arrangements and reliable response models should prepare useful information. The opportunity is marked as suitable for SMEs, making it relevant to specialist providers as well as larger laboratory service organisations, but it cannot be bid for at this planning stage.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Consolidated Equipment Services/ Repair Contracts

Notice Description

UKNNL are seeking information from suppliers who may be able to support with an opportunity to consolidate equipment service/repair contracts for our laboratory equipment, based at our Preston Laboratory. Long term consideration maybe given to extend the contract scope pan-UKNNL for larger scale of savings. Interested suppliers should contact Emma.Kirkpatrick@uknnl.com and David.Dutton@uknnl.com directly. Supplier can be provided with a full list of assets to be included within the Servicing/Repair Contract.

Planning Information

Interested suppliers should contact Emma.Kirkpatrick@uknnl.com and David.Dutton@uknnl.com directly. Supplier can be provided with a full list of assets to be included within the Servicing/Repair Contract.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077416
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088070-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

50 - Repair and maintenance services

51 - Installation services (except software)

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

31682210 - Instrumentation and control equipment

50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

51430000 - Installation services of laboratory equipment

71900000 - Laboratory services

73111000 - Research laboratory services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Sep 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 2 Apr 2030 3-4 years
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
NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WARRINGTON
Postcode
WA3 6AE
Postcode Area
Warrington
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD61 Warrington
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Warrington
Electoral Ward
Birchwood
Westminster Constituency
Warrington North

Further Information

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