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Published 18 Feb 2025, 14:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-4703 Air Compressor Systems Servicing

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£300,000≈ £60k / year33.4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 25 Mar 2025awarded 22 May 2025
Awarded to Air Engineering Group
Contract term 5 yrsends 30 Jun 2030 · extension options published · starts 1 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Air Compressor repair and maintenance Services

CPV: Repair and maintenance services of compressors

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrsPublished value£300,000
Contract period: 1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2030 (5 yrs)
Delivery: East of England · Cambridgeshire CC
Extensions: The contract has option to be extended for a period of up to two further 12-month periods · The Contract duration shall be for a period of 3 years with options to extend for two further 12 month periods (3+1+1)Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price: 30%
  • Quality: 70%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
18 Feb 2025, 14:05 GMT
Last source update
23 May 2025, 12:07 BST
Award evaluation window
25 Mar 2025 – …
Authority reference
UKRI-4703
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-026138
Classification (CPV)
Repair and maintenance services of compressors
Delivery area
East of England (UKH12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e346 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Procurement Contract Transparency Data: Redacted contract documents will be made available within the next 30 days on the UKRI website at: https://www.ukri.org/about-us/procurement-contract-transparency-data/ To view this notice, please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=952649863 GO Reference: GO-2025523-PRO-30705794

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
25 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
25 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT

Timeline

25 Mar 2025 → 1 Jul 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    25 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    25 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    23 May 2025, 12:07 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    23 May 2025, 12:07 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    23 May 2025, 12:07 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £199,7851 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 22 May 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Air Engineering GroupSME£199,785 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 026138-2025-1 · Air Engineering GroupSME

    Signed
    22 May 2025
    Value
    £199,785
    Period
    … – 30 Jun 2030
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

UK Research & Innovation

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawResearch Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, UK, SN2 1FLContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Air Engineering GroupAwarded supplier04107512 Ltd Unit 11 Forest Row Business, Park, Station Road, Forest Row,, East Sussex., South East, RH18 5DWContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.