AwardedAwarded 17 August 2026
UKRI-5543 Cryoplant for the National Cryogenic Facility
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) · Central government
In brief
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) awarded this contract to Air Liquide Advanced Technologies on 17 August 2026.
The notice gives a value of £15,000,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 30 months, starting 30 June 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.
What the notice says
UKRI wishes to establish a Contract for the provision of a Cyroplant which has the capacity rated at 2kW at 4K (equivalent to 350W at 2K.), for the National Cryogenic Facility at Daresbury Laboratory.
The cryoplant is to have the capability to provide cooling at 2K, 4K and 20K to multiple users. This capability has been specified to enable UKRI-STFC to meet requirements identified by all initial users and is scalable to meet varying demand.
This is to expand UKRI-STFCs existing expertise in cryogenics and experience in running a cryoplant as a facility user.
Who won
| Winner | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Air Liquide Advanced Technologies 3 bids received | £15,138,407 | Awarded 17 August 2026 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 002669-2026
- Tender notice · UK4, notice 036607-2026
- Tender notice · UK4, notice 036628-2026
- Tender notice · UK4, notice 036642-2026
- Tender notice · UK4, notice 042428-2026
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 078450-2026
About the buyer
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)Last 12 months
Procurements
1895Awards
1739Suppliers it has used most
- Jisc Services Limited16 contracts
- DH Building Services (Oxford) Limited10 contracts
- Johnston Property Maintenance Ltd10 contracts
- Kongsberg Maritime AS10 contracts
- Clarivate Analytics (UK) Ltda9 contracts
- Life Technologies Ltd9 contracts
- Navigate Scaffolding Ltd9 contracts
- Leybold UK Ltd8 contracts
From notice 002669-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 13 January 2026, last updated 18 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.