Provision of Lead for Fixed Ballast, RRS Sir David Attenborough
Awarded to Calder Industrial Materials Ltd
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)(buyer)
- Published
- Published 22 October 2025
- Deadline
- Closed 17 November 2025
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Overview
Contracting authority
8 live opportunities · 966 awarded contracts
Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG
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Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Terminated
- Category
- Goods
- Estimated value
- £2,000,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Rules
- Procurement Act 2023
- SME suitable
- Yes
- Published
- 22 October 2025
- Questions by
- 3 November 2025
- Deadline
- Closed
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £1,933,519
- Award date
- 18 November 2025
- Contract period
- 16 December 2025 → 30 September 2026
- Contract length
- 9 months
- Against estimate
- 3% below
- Bids received
- 1
- Calder Industrial Materials Ltd
This contract ended on 30 September 2026.
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About the winner
Calder Industrial Materials Ltd
- Based in
- Chester
- Public contracts won
- 5
- Across UK and EU notices
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Competition and scoring
Bids received
1
1 from SMEs
Open and restricted tenders in Mining, basic metals and related products drew a median of 3 bids over the last 24 months; 29% received only one.
How bids were scored
Price 80% · Quality 20%
- Price80%
- Technical and Quality20%
Price and cost criteria in black, quality in blue.
Market context
Typical award in Mining, basic metals and related products
£150,900
Median of 181 awards in the last 24 months
This award is 12.8× the median.
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) in the last 12 months
1,718
contracts awarded, worth £253,144,039 in total
Notice history
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Contract Termination
20 October 2026
Contract
17 December 2025
Contract
20 November 2025
Contract Notice
22 October 2025
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