Award

UKRI-4890 Maintenance Contract for Centrifuges

  • UK Research and Innovation

UK5: Transparency notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-015868

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0504bc (view related notices)

Published 17 April 2025, 12:05pm



Scope

Reference

UKRI-4890

Description

UKRI MRC has selected a supplier to provide a full comprehensive maintenance contract for its centrifuges and rotors for a period of 3 years. The agreement includes three preventative maintenance visits per year, OEM repair parts as required, labour costs and a guaranteed 48 hour on-site response time in case of breakdown.

To view this notice, please click here:

https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=942054679


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £260,447 excluding VAT
  • £312,536.40 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Earliest date the contract will be signed

30 April 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 30 April 2025 to 1 April 2028
  • Possible extension to 1 April 2029
  • 3 years, 11 months, 2 days

Description of possible extension:

One year optional extension

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

Contract locations

  • UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC

Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award

Direct award justification

Switching to direct award

This contract is being awarded directly to a supplier that is not an excluded supplier by virtue of section 43 of the PA 2023 (switching to direct award) as no suitable tenders were received for the requirement as set out in the tender notice and therefore an award under section 19 of that Act is not possible.


Supplier

Beckman Coulter UK Ltd

  • Companies House: 00640961

Amersham Place, Little Chalfont

Amersham

HP7 9NA

United Kingdom

Contact name: sales team

Telephone: +441494441181

Email: infouk@beckman.com

Region: UKJ13 - Buckinghamshire CC

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1


Contracting authority

UK Research and Innovation

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDQJ-7126-JDHG

Polaris House, North Star Avenue

Swindon

SN2 1FL

United Kingdom

Contact name: mrc procurement

Telephone: +441793442000

Email: mrcprocurement@ukri.org

Region: UKK14 - Swindon

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government