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CSP26798 - Slow Start Valve

UK Research and Innovation

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25 Aug 2026 at 11:25

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

UK Research and Innovation required a slow start valve, classified as a control valve (CPV 42131142), for its research and operational activities. The procurement covers the supply of this specialist industrial component rather than installation, construction or a wider maintenance service. UK Research and Innovation is the buying organisation, with UK Shared Business Services Ltd managing the procurement process on its behalf. Delivery is required in the United Kingdom. The requirement is suited to manufacturers, specialist distributors and engineering suppliers able to provide the specified slow start valve and demonstrate that it meets the buyer’s technical requirements. The awarded supplier is Salt Separation Services Limited, a small and medium-sized enterprise based in Rochdale.

This procurement has been awarded and is complete at tender level. UK Research and Innovation used a below-threshold direct award without competition, because it determined that technical reasons meant only one supplier could provide the goods and that there were no reasonable alternatives. The contract was signed on 24 August 2026 and awarded on 25 August 2026 to Salt Separation Services Limited. The contract runs from 25 August 2026 to 16 September 2026. Its value is £11,503.60 excluding VAT, or £13,804.32 including VAT. There is one completed lot covering the slow start valve requirement. The award is active and the contract is active. The procurement was conducted under the legal basis recorded as the Procurement Act 2023.

For suppliers that did not win this procurement, the award is evidence that UK Research and Innovation buys specialist valve equipment for its operations through direct, technically justified routes. A credible future competitor would need to supply the precise component required, demonstrate that its product is technically equivalent or suitable, and explain why it provides a genuine alternative where the buyer’s specification is specialised. Relevant businesses include control-valve manufacturers, industrial equipment distributors and engineering firms with reliable sourcing arrangements. Suppliers should be able to respond to below-threshold requirements, support technical due diligence and provide dependable delivery within a short operational window. Experience supplying research, laboratory, industrial or other technically demanding public-sector environments would strengthen credibility for this buyer’s comparable requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CSP26798 - Slow Start Valve

Notice Description

***** 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 and there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods. UK Research Innovation (UKRI) had a requirement for Slow Start Valve to be supplied.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06eb57
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080757-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

42 - Industrial machinery

CPV Codes

42131142 - Control valves

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£11,503 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Aug 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Aug 20263 days ago
Contract Period
25 Aug 2026 - 16 Sep 2026 30 days
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UK Research and Innovation
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SWINDON
Postcode
SN2 1FL
Postcode Area
Swindon
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK71 Swindon
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Swindon
Electoral Ward
Rodbourne Cheney
Westminster Constituency
Swindon North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SALT SEPARATION SERVICES LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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