Official UK procurement notice
Ultra High Temperature Material Testing Load Frame and Environment System
Authority: UK Atomic Energy Authority (Public body)
Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31)Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products (39) Delivery: UKSouth East (UKJ14)
Published estimate£916,667≈ £688k / year · £1,100,000 inc. VAT7.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 10 Jun 2026awarded 3 Jul 2026
Award (standstill) to ZwickRoell Ltd
Contract term 1 yr 4 moends 30 Nov 2027 · extension options published · starts 20 Jul 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply of an integrated materials testing system that combines a mechanical load frame, ultra-high-temperature heating, and controlled environment (vacuum and inert gases) with synchronised diagnostics and data acquisition. UKAEA also seeks installation and commissioning support, training services, and maintenance from the supplier
CPV: Electromechanical equipment · Heating equipment · Loadbearing equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£916,667
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
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical, Quality, and Social Value: 70%
- Commercial: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical, Quality, and Social Value: Social Value 10% Programme 20% Technical 40%
- Commercial: Pricing - 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- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 7 Apr 2026, 12:30 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Jul 2026, 09:48 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 6 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
T/YS021/26- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-039808- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067ce3Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
- Submission deadline
- 10 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 15 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
7 Apr 2026 → 20 Jul 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published202 days ago7 Apr 2026, 12:30 BST
- Next notice expected189 days ago20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published179 days ago30 Apr 2026, 12:02 BST
- Clarification questions by164 days ago15 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline138 days ago10 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent116 days ago3 Jul 2026
- Award decision expected by112 days ago6 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published103 days ago15 Jul 2026, 09:48 BST
- Standstill ends103 days ago15 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts99 days ago20 Jul 2026
Notice history
8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Apr 2026- Planned procurement notice published7 Apr 2026, 12:30 BSTUK3
- Tender notice published30 Apr 2026, 12:02 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active30 Apr 2026, 12:02 BST
- Deadline moved to 10 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST30 Apr 2026, 12:02 BST+10 days · was 1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Contract award notice published3 Jul 2026, 17:02 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete3 Jul 2026, 17:02 BST
- Contract award notice published15 Jul 2026, 09:48 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected16 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-04: 1 release · 7 Apr 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £850,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Named bidders 2published on the award notice
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZwickRoell Ltd16 Jul 2026 – 30 Nov 2027Amended: The Standstill period deadline has now been extended from Wednesday 15th July 2026 to Friday 17th July. | £850,000 | 3 Jul 2026standstill to 15 Jul 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonZwickRoell Ltd · West Midlands
- did not winMAYTEC Mess-und Regeltechnik GmbH
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- MAYTEC Mess-und Regeltechnik GmbHBidder / tenderer
- ZwickRoell LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender