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UKRI-6399 MRC LMB Cold Room Servicing

UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION

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13 Oct 2026 at 12:02

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) commissioned maintenance servicing for the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology’s cold-room systems. The requirement is for specialist refrigeration and air-conditioning maintenance, classified under repair and maintenance of electrical and mechanical building installations (CPV 50710000). UKRI is the buying organisation. The service is associated with the Cambridge area of England. The procurement is a single-lot service requirement focused on maintaining the laboratory’s cold rooms, rather than the supply of new equipment or general building maintenance.

The procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. UKRI used a direct award below the relevant threshold, without competition. The contract was awarded to Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Limited, a Belper-based supplier, and signed on 1 October 2026. The contract runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027, with an option to extend for up to one year, to 30 September 2028. Its value is £81,112 excluding VAT (£97,334.40 including VAT). The process covered one lot. The published procurement information does not state evaluation criteria, reflecting the direct award route.

For refrigeration and air-conditioning service firms, this award demonstrates UKRI’s demand for specialist cold-room maintenance at a medical research laboratory. A credible competitor for a similar requirement would need the technical ability and operational capacity to service and maintain cold-room systems reliably in a research environment, where equipment condition is central to laboratory operations. Relevant experience with refrigeration and air-conditioning systems, planned maintenance and responsive fault repair would be commercially pertinent. The selected supplier is an SME, showing that this requirement has been delivered by a smaller specialist business rather than only a large national contractor. The award followed a direct, non-competitive route, so suppliers seeking similar work should monitor UKRI’s purchasing needs and understand that this particular award does not demonstrate an open competition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

UKRI-6399 MRC LMB Cold Room Servicing

Notice Description

The provision of Cold Room systems maintenance services.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07866a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096490-2026
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
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services

CPV Codes

50710000 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£81,112 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2027 6-12 months
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 & INNOVATION
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SWINDON, WILTSHIRE
Postcode
SN2 1FL
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ADCOCK REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING LIMITED

Further Information

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