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Supply of Wiped Film Evaporator

CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

10 Sep 2026 at 15:13

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

20 Jul 2026 at 11:24

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Centre for Process Innovation Limited procured a wiped film evaporator for pilot-scale demonstration of a novel pharmaceutical process. The equipment must evaporate an aqueous solution at a minimum rate of 1 kg per hour. The requirement covers supply of the evaporator together with design support, installation, commissioning and qualification for pharmaceutical use. This is a goods procurement for specialist process machinery, including distilling, filtering or rectifying equipment. The buyer is based at the Wilton Centre in Redcar, and the equipment and associated technical work relate to its process innovation activities. The requirement is therefore relevant to manufacturers and engineering firms supplying wiped film evaporators, pilot-scale process equipment and the associated installation and validation services.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following an open procedure. VTA Verfahrenstechnische Anlagen GmbH & Co. KG, a German SME, was selected as the supplier. The award date is 10 September 2026, with a standstill period ending on 21 September 2026. The award value is £700,000 excluding VAT, or £840,000 including VAT. The awarded contract period is 24 September 2026 to 23 September 2030. There was one lot. Evaluation placed 70% on quality and service response and 30% on price. Two bids were received, both from SMEs. The arrangement establishes a closed, single-supplier framework with a maximum of one participant; the buyer reserves the right to make direct awards without further competition. An electronic auction was also used.

This award demonstrates sustained demand from a public process-innovation organisation for specialist pilot-scale evaporation equipment that can support pharmaceutical development. A credible future competitor would need to design and supply a wiped film evaporator capable of the required aqueous-solution throughput, then provide reliable installation, commissioning and qualification for use in a pharmaceutical process. Strong technical service capability matters because quality and service response carried substantially more evaluation weight than price. Suppliers should be able to manage the full equipment lifecycle rather than offer an uninstalled machine: process design input, site installation, commissioning, qualification evidence and ongoing technical support. The outcome also shows that an SME can compete successfully for this type of specialist machinery requirement, including against other SME bidders, and that a single-supplier route can be used for subsequent direct awards.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Supply of Wiped Film Evaporator

Notice Description

CPI require a wiped film evaporator to evaporate an aqueous solution at a rate of at least 1 kg/h for demonstration of a novel process at pilot scale. CPI's requirements are for the supply of the wiped film evaporator, including support with design, installation, commissioning and qualification for use in a pharmaceutical process

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ce98
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085992-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

42 - Industrial machinery

CPV Codes

42900000 - Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery

42910000 - Distilling, filtering or rectifying apparatus

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£700,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£700,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
£700,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Sep 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
24 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Sep 20266 days ago
Contract Period
24 Sep 2026 - 23 Sep 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
REDCAR
Postcode
TS10 4RF
Postcode Area
Cleveland
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC3 Tees Valley
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC32 South Teesside
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Redcar and Cleveland
Electoral Ward
Dormanstown
Westminster Constituency
Redcar

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

VTA Verfahrenstechnische Anlagen GmbH & Co. KG

Further Information

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