Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-6249 Provision Of DUNE APA Stainless Steel Frames - #2 Lots
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
Sectors: Construction Materials & Prefab (44) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£1,080,000total for 2 lots · £1,296,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 23 Oct 2026
Lots 2max 1 won per supplier · max 1 to bid
Contract term 1 yr 1 moends 26 Dec 2027 · up to 26 Mar 2028 with extensions · starts 26 Nov 2026
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of DUNE APA Stainless Steel Frames, this procurement is split into two Lots, for the manufacturing, assembly and delivery. Lot 1 will consist of the provision of 30 frames and Lot 2 will be for the provision of 10 frames.
- No preliminary market engagement: A Preliminary Market Engagement Notice was not published because the market engagement undertaken was limited and informal in nature. The engagement was undertaken with a small number of specialist suppliers to inform UKRI's understanding of the market, manufacturing capability and capacity, and to help inform the procurement strategy and specification. No supplier was given information or an opportunity to participate in the procurement that was not made available to all potential bidders through the subsequent tender documentation.
CPV: Structures and parts of structures
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£1,080,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 1 and win at most 1 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Provision of X30 FramesRenewalPublished value£720,000
Lot #2Provision of X10 FramesRenewalPublished value£360,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical Quality: 80%
- Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Technical Quality
Lot distribution rule: The procurement will be divided into two lots. Suppliers may tender for Lot 1 or Lot 2 only and are not permitted to tender for both lots. One supplier will be appointed to each lot, subject to the receipt of compliant tenders and the application of the published award criteria. Each lot will be evaluated and awarded independently.
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 Sept 2026, 09:59 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Oct 2026, 15:06 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 26 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
C1503- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-090833- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077a28Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: UKRI eSourcing
Access & registration note: Free
- Submission deadline
- 23 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
To view and access this opportunity go to the Atamis eSourcing platform:
- Log in or create an account here: ukri2.my.site.com ↗
- Navigate to the opportunity in the Find an Opportunity section of the site or via the direct access link
- Select Register Interest (you will not be able to view the tender documentation without registering an interest).
- Go back to the main menu and navigate to the My Proposals and Quotes section of the site.
- Select the opportunity from the list. Tender Documents for download are found in the Documents tab
Timeline
25 Sept 2026 → 26 Nov 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published33 days ago25 Sept 2026, 09:59 BST
- Clarification questions by19 days ago9 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST
- Latest notice published7 days ago21 Oct 2026, 15:06 BST
- Submission deadline5 days ago23 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST
- Award decision expected by2 days ago26 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 27 days26 Nov 2026
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Sept 2026- Tender notice published25 Sept 2026, 09:59 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published21 Oct 2026, 15:06 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 23 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST21 Oct 2026, 15:06 BST+2 days · was 21 Oct 2026, 23:45 BST
Published amendments (1)
Deadline Extension
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender