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CSP26790 - Service Engineer Attendance

UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION

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27 Aug 2026 at 13:23

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

UK Research and Innovation required service engineer attendance for machinery repair and maintenance services. The work concerns engineering support for machinery, including attendance by a service engineer as required by the buyer. UK Research and Innovation is the contracting authority and UK Shared Business Services Ltd managed the procurement as its shared service provider. Delivery is in the United Kingdom. The requirement is classified as services and is linked to CPV 50530000, covering repair and maintenance services of machinery. This is a single completed requirement rather than a multi-lot programme, and the selected supplier is Red Rock AS, a small or medium-sized enterprise based in Kristiansand, Norway. The buyer’s need is therefore relevant to firms providing specialist machinery servicing and engineer attendance.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to Red Rock AS. UK Research and Innovation used a below-threshold direct award without competition because it considered that technical reasons meant only one particular supplier could provide the required services, with no reasonable alternatives. The award is active and relates to the completed single lot. The award date was 27 August 2026, while the contract was signed on 26 August 2026. The contract runs from 27 August 2026 to 30 October 2026. Its value is NOK 176,205.77 gross. The contract is active and below the applicable threshold. This outcome indicates a specialist, technically constrained procurement rather than an open competitive tender evaluated through published price or quality criteria.

For a supplier seeking comparable work from UK Research and Innovation, this procurement demonstrates demand for specialist service engineer attendance and machinery repair and maintenance delivered in the United Kingdom. A credible competitor would need appropriately qualified engineers, the technical ability to diagnose, repair and maintain the relevant machinery, and the capacity to attend when required. The direct award rationale shows that technical differentiation, proprietary knowledge, equipment-specific expertise or another demonstrable reason for being the only suitable provider can be decisive. Firms should therefore be able to evidence deep experience with the machinery concerned, rapid and reliable engineer support, and the absence of practical alternatives to their service. The selected supplier’s SME status also indicates that this scale can be handled by a focused specialist business.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CSP26790 - Service Engineer Attendance

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 services or works required, and there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works. UK Research Innovation (UKRI) had a requirement for Service Engineer Attendance to be supplied.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ed8f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081752-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services

CPV Codes

50530000 - Repair and maintenance services of machinery

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£176,205 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
27 Aug 2026 - 30 Oct 2026 1-6 months
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 & 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

Red Rock AS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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