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UKRI-4912 Specialist Watering System Service Contract

UK Research and Innovation · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 00:27.

Opportunity overview

UKRI MRC has selected a supplier to provide a service contract for its Specialist Watering System for a period of 5 years. The agreement includes two preventative maintenance visits per year, monitoring software license and 24/7 helpdesk support in case of system breakdown. To view this notice, please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=948494589

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Avidity Science Ltd

Matched by number
Published award value
£143.5k
Awarded
21 Apr 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 03482000
Location
Aylesbury, UKJ13, HP18 9BA, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
UKRI-4912
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The specialist watering system was provided and installed by Edstrom, who have since been acquired by Avidity Science Ltd. Avidity Science are the only supplier able to provide the required OEM parts and monitoring software for this system.

Covered By

GPA
CPTPP

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PDQJ-7126-JDHG
Name
UK Research and Innovation

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK14
Country
GB
Locality
Swindon
Postal Code
SN2 1FL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Polaris House, North Star Avenue

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PDQJ-7126-JDHG
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
mrc procurement
Telephone
+441793442000
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-03482000
Name
Avidity Science Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ13
Country
GB
Locality
Aylesbury
Postal Code
HP18 9BA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Unit 1a Drakes Park, Long Crendon

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
03482000
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Name
sales team
Telephone
+441844201142

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
21 Apr 2025, 01:00
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH12
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKH12
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKH12
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
50000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Repair and maintenance services

Value

Amount
143,515
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
172,218

Documents

Entry 1
Id
016477-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
23 Apr 2025, 12:05
Entry 2
Id
016792-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
24 Apr 2025, 14:05

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-03482000
Name
Avidity Science Ltd

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
8 May 2025, 00:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
1 Apr 2030, 00:59
Starts
8 May 2025, 01:00

Standstill Period

Ends
6 May 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
7 May 2025, 01:00
Above Threshold
Yes

Value

Amount
143,515
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
172,218

Period

Ends
1 Apr 2030, 00:59
Starts
8 May 2025, 01:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
021427-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
14 May 2025, 16:05

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Swindon · UKK14 · SN2 1FL · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05063a-2025-05-14T16:05:08+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·