Live tenders / UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)
UKRI-6349 UPLiFT Refrigerant-based Helium Gas Cooler
What the buyer is asking for
Science and Technology Facilities Council Central Laser Facility are looking to appoint a supplier who can design and make a bespoke amplifier head cooling system. The system needs to be based on refrigerant based cooling technology to provide flexibility and remove reliance on an external source of coolant supply.
How this is scored
Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.
- 30%pricePrice
- 70%qualityTechnical & Quality
- Value
- £140,000
- Submission deadline
- 17 Dec 2026, 11:00 GMT (40 days left)
- Enquiry deadline
- 10 Nov 2026, 11:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by
- 04 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract start
- Not stated
- Contract end
- Not stated
- Category
- goods
- Lots
- 1
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- CPV codes
- 42513200
- Legal basis
- 2023/54
How contested is this?
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Timeline
4 published dates · Europe/London
- Tender notice published14 days ago23 Oct 2026, 11:37 BST
- Clarification questions byin 4 days10 Nov 2026, 11:00 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 41 days17 Dec 2026, 11:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 59 days4 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
Commercial outcome and contract awards
Nothing awarded yet
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published
Notice history
4 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender
- Pipeline or early engagement notice18 Sept 2026, 13:34 BST088695-2026
- Tender notice23 Oct 2026, 11:13 BST100342-2026
- Tender updated23 Oct 2026, 11:16 BST100345-2026
- Tender updated23 Oct 2026, 11:37 BST100380-2026
Documents
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