CEFAS25-142 Equipment Servicing Contract

Official notice

Authority: Cefas

Direct awardSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£175,070published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 16 Dec 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Waters Ltd2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

3 year servicing contract for Waters laboratory equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE

Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

50532000 Repair and maintenance services of electrical machinery, apparatus and associated equipment

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 12 Dec 2025, 12:02 GMT
Last source update: 22 Jan 2026, 15:43 GMT
Authority reference: CEFAS25-142
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-005884
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f4b1 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: Original Equipment Manufacturer with technical expertise and access to parts which are needed at short notice to meet our legislative requirements for the programme which uses this kit.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

29 Dec 2025 → 22 Jan 2026 · 2 dates

Standstill ends296 days ago
29 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice published273 days ago
22 Jan 2026, 15:43 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Dec 2025

Transparency notice published
12 Dec 2025, 12:02 GMT
UK5
Contract award notice published
16 Dec 2025, 09:22 GMT
UK6
Contract signature expected
5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
22 Jan 2026, 15:43 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £175,0701 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Contracts signed 1latest 22 Jan 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Waters Ltd13 Jan 2026 – 12 Jan 2029	£175,070same award published again · counted once	16 Dec 2025standstill to 29 Dec 2025	Standstill
Waters Ltd	£175,070 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

CEFAS25-142 Equipment Servicing contract · Waters Ltd
Signed
22 Jan 2026
Value
£175,070
Period
23 Jan 2026 – 12 Jan 2029
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPGW-5299-JGTN Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, East of England, NR33 0HTContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Waters LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PQHY-2265-MGZW Stamford Avenue, Altrincham, Wilmslow, Cheshire, North West, SK9 4AXContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender22 Jan 2026, 15:43 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender16 Dec 2025, 09:22 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender12 Dec 2025, 12:02 GMT