UKRI-5720 Magnetic Bearing Drive systems for ISIS Neutron Disc Choppers

What the buyer is asking for

This tender provides the outline specification for UKRI to contract with a single supplier to supply between six- and eleven-disc chopper drive systems to be purchased within the first year of the call-off contract. Future systems procured under this contract would be based upon this specification, but adjusted to meet the specific project requirements, to be agreed at the project’s preliminary design review. The total volume purchased throughout the duration of the contract is likely to be in the region of 20 systems, but this figure cannot be guaranteed.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 30%pricePrice
• 70%qualityQuality

How contested is this?

Buyers publish how many bids they received. Across 21 comparable procurements we can tell you the typical field size, how often one of these goes uncontested, and whether the buyer awards on price or on quality.

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice publishedyesterday

   7 Oct 2026, 12:35 BST
2. Clarification questions byin 14 days

   22 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST
3. Submission deadlinein 25 days

   2 Nov 2026, 14:00 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 30 days

   6 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice24 Sept 2026, 15:57 BST090699-2026
2. Tender updated7 Oct 2026, 12:35 BST094693-2026

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender