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title: "UKRI-2862 Installation of Fibre to provide Resilient Connectivity to Underground Areas"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03a373"
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# UKRI-2862 Installation of Fibre to provide Resilient Connectivity to Underground Areas

Buyer: UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03a373

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## Summary

The UK Research & Innovation has awarded a contract for the "UKRI-2862 Installation of Fibre to provide Resilient Connectivity to Underground Areas" project. This contract, valued at £189,968 GBP, was signed on 1st February 2023. The project involves installing optical fibre connections in the STFC Boulby lab located in a working mine owned by ICL-UK in the North East of England. The procurement process was conducted using a limited award procedure due to technical reasons which required a specific economic operator to meet the project's unique requirements.

This contract creates business growth opportunities for firms specializing in fibre-optic installations and network connectivity services. Companies with expertise in underground cable installations and working in challenging environments would be well-suited to compete for projects requiring resilient connectivity solutions. The cancellation of Lot 1 within the tender process indicates potential future opportunities for suppliers in similar projects where technical expertise is essential for successful contract delivery.

## Notice

STFC Boulby lab operates at Boulby mine - a working Polyhalite and Salt Mine run by ICL-UK in the North East of England. This optical fibre installation work will install a secondary cable in the main mine shaft and two further cables underground, one attached to the roof of the mine tunnel between the existing laboratory and the new site and the second in a channel in the floor of the mine tunnel between the two locations. This will provide a diverse network with built in redundancy should one cable be damaged.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This project will provide a network connection to a new area of the mine which will allow an increase in experimental opportunity for the laboratory. The project will also include the installation of a replacement fibre down the 1.1km main access shaft at Boulby. This requires the installing contractors to be trained to a level acceptable to ICL-UK to be able to work safely within the shaft. Additional information: The term and conditions relating to this purchase are provided in the Contract, which matches the Contract number cited in the narrative to this Purchase Order and are specific to this Contract. Where the Contract number is not so cited, then our standard terms and conditions will apply which are available at :- https://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/Documents/UKRIPOTCs.pdf

### Procurement Information

The award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union is lawful, as competition is absent for technical reasons. This particular supplier is the only one who is able to meet all the technical, safety and equipment requirements specified to deliver the contract.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003700-2023 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Feb 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £189,968 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 1FL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon |
| Local authority | Swindon |
| Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney |
| Westminster constituency | Swindon North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | AMCO-GIFFEN |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

### Codes

- 32561000 - Fibre-optic connections

## Release History

- 7 Feb 2023 at 12:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003700-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=757753957
- https://www.ukri.org/
- https://www.ukri.org/,NorthStarAvenue
- https://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/Documents/UKRIPOTCs.pdf

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