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title: "CSP26798 - Slow Start Valve"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06eb57"
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# CSP26798 - Slow Start Valve

Buyer: UK Research and Innovation  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06eb57

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

***** 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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080757-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 25 Aug 2026 - 16 Sep 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £11,503 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK Research and Innovation |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Postcode area | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 1FL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon |
| Local authority | Swindon |
| Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney |
| Westminster constituency | Swindon North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SALT SEPARATION SERVICES LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 42 - Industrial machinery

### Codes

- 42131142 - Control valves

## Release History

- 25 Aug 2026 at 11:25 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080757-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080757-2026
  25th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.saltsep.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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