TENDER SME Goods Open competition Find a Tender Rubidium Generator and Delivery System Published 12 Oct 2026 12 Oct 2026 Closed 6 Nov 2026 University College London Hospitals NHS FT CPV Code 14 * Mining, basic metals & related products Location 🇬🇧 Camden and City of London, London Value £1,200,000 Buyer Central government Contract 3 years Duration 01/01/2027 31/12/2029 Reference: UCLH-7396 Provision of Rubidium Generator and Delivery System Award criteria: Financial 30%, Quality 60%, Social Value 10% MORE DETAILS
AWARD Goods Direct award Find a Tender UK7 - Contract Details Published 18 Sep 2026 18 Sep 2026 Defence Science and Technology Laboratory CPV Code 14 * Mining, basic metals & related products Location 🇬🇧 Sheffield, Yorkshire & the Humber Value £49,463 Buyer Central government Winner Large company Contract 7 months Duration 21/08/2026 01/04/2027 Reference: RQ0000104013 supply of aluminium plates Award Criteria Not Specified MORE DETAILS
AWARD Goods Direct award Find a Tender CSP26778 - Replacement Gallium source Published 14 Aug 2026 14 Aug 2026 UK Research and Innovation CPV Code 14 * Mining, basic metals & related products Location 🇬🇧 Swindon, South West Value £12,725 Buyer Central government Winner Large company Contract 4 months Duration 14/08/2026 30/11/2026 Reference: CSP26778 ***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded without competition due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required. Contract details notice for the supply of Replacement Gallium source for our Zeiss Crossbeam FIB-SEM to UKRI Award Criteria Not Specified MORE DETAILS
AWARD Services Direct award Find a Tender Springer Nature Access and Select- Basic Published 30 Jul 2026 30 Jul 2026 Oxford Brookes University CPV Code 14 * Mining, basic metals & related products Location 🇬🇧 Oxfordshire, South East Value £38,364 Buyer Local authority Winner Large company Contract 4 years Duration 29/07/2026 28/07/2030 Reference: PCR0001217 Purchase of three collections of eBooks; Business and Management, Behavioural Science and Psychology and Education. Award Criteria Not Specified MORE DETAILS
PIN SME Services Find a Tender UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Published 10 Jul 2026 10 Jul 2026 Ministry of Defence CPV Code 14 * Mining, basic metals & related products Location 🇬🇧 Oxfordshire, South East Value £18,800,000 Buyer Central government Contract 4 years Duration 01/06/2027 31/05/2031 Reference: 715864483 Collection, Storage, Sale, Disposal and Recycling of Scrap Metal Assets and Batteries, including non-hazardous Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) and redundant assets Award Criteria Not Specified MORE DETAILS
AWARD TED (EU) RFQ for the supply of Preform moulds and bottle cap to fit Arburg 470A machine Published 6 Jul 2026 6 Jul 2026 Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest (TUSMM) CPV Code 14 * Mining, basic metals & related products Location 🇮🇪 Ireland Value €44,750 Contract Not specified RFQ for the supply of Preform moulds and bottle cap to fit Arburg 470A machine Award Criteria Not Specified MORE DETAILS
AWARD Goods Direct award Find a Tender CSP26540 - Orobraze Published 19 Jun 2026 19 Jun 2026 UK Research and Innovation CPV Code 14 * Mining, basic metals & related products Location 🇬🇧 Swindon, South West Value £16,485 Buyer Central government Winner Large company Contract 4 months Duration 18/06/2026 31/10/2026 Reference: CSP26540 ***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded without competition there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works. Contract details notice for the supply of Orobraze with freight and Certificates of Conformity and Analysis to UKRI Award Criteria Not Specified MORE DETAILS
AWARD Goods Limited competition Find a Tender CSP25718 - Vanadium Sample Cans Published 16 Jan 2026 16 Jan 2026 UK Research and Innovation CPV Code 14 * Mining, basic metals & related products Location 🇬🇧 Swindon, South West Value £14,438 Buyer Central government Winner SME Contract 2 months Duration 16/01/2026 31/03/2026 Reference: CSP25718 ***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded following a limited competition procurement exercise. UK Research & Innovation require the purchase of vanadium sample cans for beamline experiments. Award Criteria Not Specified MORE DETAILS
AWARD Goods Direct award Find a Tender CSP26001 - Gallium replacement in crossbeam Published 14 Jan 2026 14 Jan 2026 UK Research and Innovation CPV Code 14 * Mining, basic metals & related products Location 🇬🇧 Swindon, South West Value £12,101 Buyer Central government Winner Large company Contract 1 month Duration 13/01/2026 31/01/2026 Reference: CSP26001 ***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded without competition due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods required. UK Research Innovation (UKRI) had a requirement for a Gallium replacement in crossbeam to be supplied. Award Criteria Not Specified MORE DETAILS
AWARD Goods Open competition Find a Tender Provision of Lead for Fixed Ballast, RRS Sir David Attenborough Published 17 Dec 2025 17 Dec 2025 UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) CPV Code 14 * Mining, basic metals & related products Location 🇬🇧 Swindon, South West Value £1,933,519 Buyer Central government Winner Large company Contract 10 months Duration 04/12/2025 30/09/2026 Reference: UKRI-5276 RRS Sir David Attenborough is an Ice class research ship that operates in the polar regions for UKRI research activities. The ship is very heavy towards the bow due to the ice strengthening. To correct the Ballast the ship requires 477 tonnes of lead ballast in the aft of the ship. The lead is to be inserted in man handleable blocks into a specially designed void space within the aft peak ballast tank. The lead requires to be protected to prevent noise and vibration transmitting through the hull that would interfere with the acoustic equipment and create vibration. Award Criteria Not Specified MORE DETAILS
AWARD Goods Open competition Find a Tender Provision of Lead for Fixed Ballast, RRS Sir David Attenborough Published 20 Nov 2025 20 Nov 2025 UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) CPV Code 14 * Mining, basic metals & related products Location 🇬🇧 Swindon, South West Value £1,933,519 Buyer Central government Bids 1 received · won by an SME Contract 10 months Duration 04/12/2025 30/09/2026 Reference: UKRI-5276 RRS Sir David Attenborough is an Ice class research ship that operates in the polar regions for UKRI research activities. The ship is very heavy towards the bow due to the ice strengthening. To correct the Ballast the ship requires 477 tonnes of lead ballast in the aft of the ship. The lead is to be inserted in man handleable blocks into a specially designed void space within the aft peak ballast tank. The lead requires to be protected to prevent noise and vibration transmitting through the hull that would interfere with the acoustic equipment and create vibration. Award Criteria Not Specified MORE DETAILS
AWARD Goods Direct award Find a Tender CSP25576 - Manufacture six gallium cells Published 19 Nov 2025 19 Nov 2025 UK Research and Innovation CPV Code 14 * Mining, basic metals & related products Location 🇬🇧 Swindon, South West Value £16,000 Buyer Central government Winner Large company Contract 2 months Duration 19/11/2025 15/01/2026 Reference: CSP25576 ***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded without competition due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods required. UK Research Innovation (UKRI) had a requirement for the manufacture of six gallium cells to be supplied. Award Criteria Not Specified MORE DETAILS
AWARD Framework Open competition TED (EU) The Supply and Delivery of Metal, welding and consumables for Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board (LWETB) Published 4 Nov 2025 4 Nov 2025 Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board CPV Code 14 * Mining, basic metals & related products Location 🇮🇪 Ireland Value €1,500,000 Bids 9 received Contract Not specified The Supply and Delivery of Metal, welding and consumables for Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board (LWETB) No specific volumes are listed, this is a draw down tender requesting suppliers for the period of this framework agreement. Due to price fluctuation for raw materials and shipping costs across this framework, we will award contracts on a Request for Quote basis on market values at the time of order. Requests for Quotes will be emailed to all the Framework Members as requirements arise for the duration of the Framework. Award Criteria Not Specified MORE DETAILS
TENDER SME Goods Open competition Find a Tender Provision of Lead for Fixed Ballast, RRS Sir David Attenborough Published 22 Oct 2025 22 Oct 2025 Closed 17 Nov 2025 UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) CPV Code 14 * Mining, basic metals & related products Location 🇬🇧 Swindon, South West Value £2,000,000 Buyer Central government Contract 9 months Duration 16/12/2025 30/09/2026 Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-05d1f0 RRS Sir David Attenborough is an Ice class research ship that operates in the polar regions for UKRI research activities. The ship is very heavy towards the bow due to the ice strengthening. To correct the Ballast the ship requires 477 tonnes of lead ballast in the aft of the ship. The lead is to be inserted in man handleable blocks into a specially designed void space within the aft peak ballast tank. The lead requires to be protected to prevent noise and vibration transmitting through the hull that would interfere with the acoustic equipment and create vibration. Award criteria: Price 80%, Technical and Quality 20% MORE DETAILS
AWARD Works Direct award Find a Tender Bootham Bar Lead Works Published 17 Oct 2025 17 Oct 2025 City of York Council CPV Code 14 * Mining, basic metals & related products Location 🇬🇧 York, Yorkshire & the Humber Value £4,188,070 Buyer Local authority Winner SME Contract 3 months Duration 22/09/2025 01/01/2026 Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-05cf13 Specialist Lead works to be undertaken on Bootham Bar in York as a continuing programme of work. The works included installation of a new lead roof covering, on a conservation project on Bootham Bar. Award Criteria Not Specified MORE DETAILS
PIN Services Find a Tender Lithium Ceramic Processing and Characterisation Published 9 Oct 2025 9 Oct 2025 UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd CPV Code 14 * Mining, basic metals & related products Location 🇬🇧 Oxfordshire, South East Value £100,000 Buyer Other public body Contract 5 months Duration 02/11/2025 31/03/2026 Reference: PP-UKIFS-389a This MEN aims to gather information from potential suppliers on solutions and capabilities in relation to the provision of Lithium Ceramic Processing and Characterisation Services. This is not a request for quotation but a preliminary stage to assess the market. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://ukifs.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Abingdon:-Potassium%2C-magnesium%2C-sodium-and-lithium./V853RJ85GV To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://ukifs.delta-esourcing.com/respond/V853RJ85GV Award Criteria Not Specified MORE DETAILS
AWARD Goods Direct award Find a Tender Large Ti Furnace Hydraulic Modifications Published 27 Aug 2025 27 Aug 2025 UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD CPV Code 14 * Mining, basic metals & related products Location 🇬🇧 Yorkshire & the Humber Value €327,000 Buyer Local authority Winner SME Contract 7 months Duration 10/09/2025 31/03/2026 Reference: 4816/APJ/GM/25 The requirement is for the servicing and modernization of the VAC 4 titanium vacuum arc re-melting furnace (304170) hydraulic system. The VAC 4 is a unique national research asset and the largest furnace of its type in the UK, enabling strategic development of largescale titanium castings. Reliability issues have arisen due to the hydraulic control system design, which now requires modification to ensure safe and reliable operation. The scope includes replacement of actuator seals, system flushing, and modernization of the hydraulic tank (bulkhead transitions, filter adapters, breather filter, condensate drip tray with drainage). The works also cover modification of the Power Ram actuator, including installation of three counter-balance valves. On-site attendance will be provided by SWSA and B&I Hydraulika teams for 3 weeks, extended to 5 weeks with an additional fitter if required. Due to the bespoke nature of the equipment, only the original equipment manufacturer has the technical knowledge and authority to undertake these works while maintaining UKCA compliance. Award Criteria Not Specified MORE DETAILS
AWARD Goods Direct award Find a Tender Large Ti Furnace Hydraulic Modifications Published 27 Aug 2025 27 Aug 2025 UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD CPV Code 14 * Mining, basic metals & related products Location 🇬🇧 Sheffield, Yorkshire & the Humber Value €327,000 Buyer Local authority Winner Large company Contract 7 months Duration 10/09/2025 31/03/2026 Reference: 4816/APJ/GM/25 The requirement is for the servicing and modernization of the VAC 4 titanium vacuum arc re-melting furnace (304170) hydraulic system. The VAC 4 is a unique national research asset and the largest furnace of its type in the UK, enabling strategic development of large-scale titanium castings. Reliability issues have arisen due to the hydraulic control system design, which now requires modification to ensure safe and reliable operation. The scope includes replacement of actuator seals, system flushing, and modernization of the hydraulic tank (bulkhead transitions, filter adapters, breather filter, condensate drip tray with drainage). The works also cover modification of the Power Ram actuator, including installation of three counter-balance valves. On-site attendance will be provided by SWSA and B&I Hydraulika teams for 3 weeks, extended to 5 weeks with an additional fitter if required. Due to the bespoke nature of the equipment, only the original equipment manufacturer has the technical knowledge and authority to undertake these works while maintaining UKCA compliance. Award Criteria Not Specified MORE DETAILS