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UKRI-5000 Construction Minor works
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) · Central government
In brief
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) has announced plans to buy construction work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The estimated value is £10,000,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 4 years, starting 1 April 2026.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Typical: a median of 3 bids per contract for this buyer (from 102 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
UKRI-STFC requires a construction minor works framework that is capable of supporting the Estates Transformation Strategy. The include scope shall be; General Building works may include but not be limited to ceilings, doors, walls, structural steelworks, roofs, masonry, scaffolding, carpentry and joinery, plastering, and can include small mechanical and electrical works of part of a main building project. Mechanical works may include boiler, gas fired water heater or calorifier replacements, pipework modifications or replacement, associated elements including controls, pipework thermal insulation, external services installation, ventilation and cooling works. Electrical works may include…Read the full description
UKRI-STFC requires a construction minor works framework that is capable of supporting the Estates Transformation Strategy.
The include scope shall be;
General Building works may include but not be limited to ceilings, doors, walls, structural steelworks, roofs, masonry, scaffolding, carpentry and joinery, plastering, and can include small mechanical and electrical works of part of a main building project.
Mechanical works may include boiler, gas fired water heater or calorifier replacements, pipework modifications or replacement, associated elements including controls, pipework thermal insulation, external services installation, ventilation and cooling works.
Electrical works may include switch gear/distribution board replacement, alterations to or replacement of wiring infrastructure, modifications, and additions to general and specialist electrical installations, lighting replacement, lighting controls, external cable infrastructure replacement.
Works Categories (Lots)
General Works – offices, labs, kitchens, refurbishments
Construction Works – extensions, adaptations, building
projects
Mechanical Installations & Maintenance – HVAC, gas,
renewables
Electrical Installations & Testing – LV systems, lighting,
data, fire
Roofing – flat & pitched roofing, maintenance, rainwater
goods
Civils & Groundworks paving, drainage, fencing, access
systems
Cladding, Glazing & Insulation – doors, fire systems,
insulation
Infrastructure – HV/LV, water, gas, UPS, switchgear
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 078239-2025
About the buyer
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)Last 12 months
Procurements
1899Awards
1742Suppliers it has used most for construction
- DH Building Services (Oxford) Limited9 contracts
- Navigate Scaffolding Ltd8 contracts
- Johnston Property Maintenance Ltd5 contracts
- Airport Facilities (Maintenance) Ltd3 contracts
- Damada Asbestos Removals Ltd3 contracts
Similar open tenders
All open construction tenders- £154kestimated
- £1.6mestimated
- Value not stated
- £10.3mestimated
- £115kestimated
From notice 078239-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 28 November 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.