Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)
14697629
Polaris House
Swindon, Wiltshire
SN2 1FL
UK
Contact person: STFC Procurement
E-mail: stfcprocurement@ukri.org
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.ukri.org/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.ukri.org/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Research and innovation
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
UKRI-5020 STFC High Voltage (HV) - maintenance, reactive, remedial and project works
Reference number: UKRI-5020
II.1.2) Main CPV code
50532000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.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.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
532 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD61
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
High Voltage (HV) - maintenance, reactive, remedial and project works
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-035505
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
04/08/2025
V.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
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Valen Power Ltd
24 Milton Drive, Poynton, Cheshire,
Poynton
SK12 1EY
UK
E-mail: jamie.simmons@vpel.co.uk
NUTS: UKD61
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 532 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)
Polaris House
Swindon, Wiltshire
SN2 1FL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.ukri.org/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/09/2025