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Published 21 Feb 2025, 16:06 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-4720 Steam Generator Maintenance

Official notice

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

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£200,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 28 Mar 2025awarded 5 Jan 2025
Awarded to CFB Boilers Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UKRI requires a service contract for its steam generators at Cambridge

CPV: Installation services of steam generators

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1UKRI requires a service contract for a range of steam generators at the MRC LMB and…AwardedPublished value£200,000

UKRI requires a service contract for a range of steam generators at the MRC LMB and ARES buildings in Cambridge. Additional information: Procurement Contract Transparency Data: Redacted contract documents will be made available within the next 30 days on the UKRI website at: www.ukri.org/about-us/procurement… ↗

Delivery: East of England · Cambridgeshire CC
Extensions: Initial terms is 2 years, optional extensions of three years in single year incrementsVariant 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 sub-criteria (6)
  • Management Plan: 20%
  • Resources: 10%
  • Risks: 15%
  • Sub-Contracted Resources: 15%
  • Health & Safety Matters: 10%
  • Price: 30%
Published award criteria (6)
  • Management Plan: 20
  • Resources: 10
  • Risks: 15
  • Sub-Contracted Resources: 15
  • Health & Safety Matters: 10
  • Price: 30
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
21 Feb 2025, 16:06 GMT
Last source update
27 May 2025, 19:05 BST
Award evaluation window
31 Mar 2025 – …
Authority reference
UKRI-4720
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-027898
Classification (CPV)
Installation services of steam generators
Delivery area
East of England (UKH12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e73e Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed

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=943640510 GO Reference: GO-2025527-PRO-30755519

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
28 Mar 2025, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
31 Mar 2025, 09:00 BST

Timeline

28 Mar 2025 → 27 May 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    28 Mar 2025, 14:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    31 Mar 2025, 09:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    27 May 2025, 19:05 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 May 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    27 May 2025, 19:05 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    27 May 2025, 19:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £350,1791 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Jan 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CFB Boilers LtdSMEUKRI-4720 MRC LMB & ARES Steam Generator Service£350,179 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • UKRI-4720 MRC LMB & ARES Steam Generator Service · CFB Boilers LtdSME

    Signed
    5 Jan 2025
    Value
    £350,179
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

UK Research & Innovation

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawResearch PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, Swindon, South West, SN2 1FLContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CFB Boilers LtdAwarded supplier02846857 62 BRUNEL ROAD, GORSE LANE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, CLACTON, East of England, CO15 4LUContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.