Contract

UKRI-5020 STFC High Voltage (HV) - maintenance, reactive, remedial and project works

  • UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-057346

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05546d (view related notices)

Published 17 September 2025, 2:05pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

Polaris House

Swindon, Wiltshire

SN2 1FL

Contact

STFC Procurement

Email

stfcprocurement@ukri.org

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

National registration number

14697629

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.ukri.org/

Buyer's address

https://www.ukri.org/

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Research and innovation


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

UKRI-5020 STFC High Voltage (HV) - maintenance, reactive, remedial and project works

Reference number

UKRI-5020

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 50532000 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical machinery, apparatus and associated equipment

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

High Voltage (HV) - maintenance, reactive, remedial and project works. Due to template error standstill is 16/9/2025 to 29/9/2025 inclusive.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £532,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD61 - Warrington

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

High Voltage (HV) - maintenance, reactive, remedial and project works

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70

Price - Weighting: 30

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2025/S 000-035505


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

4 August 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 4

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Valen Power Ltd

24 Milton Drive, Poynton, Cheshire,

Poynton

SK12 1EY

Email

jamie.simmons@vpel.co.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKD61 - Warrington
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £532,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £532,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

Polaris House

Swindon, Wiltshire

SN2 1FL

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.ukri.org/