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UKRI-5543 Cryoplant for the National Cryogenic Facility

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 25 Sept 2026, 23:36.

Opportunity overview

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.

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.

Air Liquide Advanced Technologies

No match
Published award value
£15.1m
Awarded
16 Aug 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PDDW-1849-MPPJ
Location
Sassenage, FR, 38360, France

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-5543
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)
Id
GB-PPON-PDQJ-7126-JDHG

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDQJ-7126-JDHG

Address

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

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
Air Liquide Advanced Technologies
Id
GB-PPON-PDDW-1849-MPPJ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDDW-1849-MPPJ

Address

Street Address
2 Rue de Clemenciere, Sassenage
Locality
Sassenage
Postal Code
38360
Country
FR
Country Name
France
Region
FR

Contact

Roles

supplier
tenderer

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 3
Name
Vorbuchner GmbH & Co. KG
Id
GB-PPON-PMGY-5911-YVHW

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PMGY-5911-YVHW

Address

Street Address
Oberaign 8
Locality
Kirchweidach
Postal Code
84558
Country
DE
Country Name
Germany
Region
DE

Roles

tenderer

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Organisation 4
Name
Linde Kryotechnik
Id
GB-PPON-PQMM-4126-NGVR

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PQMM-4126-NGVR

Address

Street Address
Daettlikonerstrasse 5,
Locality
Pfungen
Postal Code
8422
Country
CH
Country Name
Switzerland
Region
CH

Roles

tenderer

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
UKRI-5543 Cryoplant for the National Cryogenic Facility
Status
active
Date
17 Aug 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
goods
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Options
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
18 Aug 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
42511200
Description
Machinery for liquefying air or other gases

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD61
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
18,166,088.4
Amount
15,138,407
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PDDW-1849-MPPJ
Name
Air Liquide Advanced Technologies

Contract period

Starts
2 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2028, 23:59

Options

Description
Option for ongoing Controls Engineer support after delivery, to call off as required to support customisation to control scheme to support user requirements, Capital Spare Parts, Installation supervision and Option for PVPS.

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
078450-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
18 Aug 2026, 11:19
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
1 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

6 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

6 VERSIONS
  1. 002669-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 036607-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 036628-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 036642-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  5. 042428-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  6. 078450-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·