Official UK procurement notice
Award of Ceredigion, Food Centre Wales: Food Processing Spray Drying Pilot Plant Equipment / Dyfarniad Contract: Ceredigion, Canolfan Fwyd Cymru: Offer Peilot Sychu Chwistrellu ar gyfer Prosesu Bwyd
Authority: Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council (Local council)
Ceredigion County Council on behalf of Food Centre Wales is awarding to a suitably qualified and experienced supplier to provide a complete turnkey solution for the design, manufacture, supply, delivery, installation, commissioning and support of a pilot-scale multi-stage spray dryer with an integrated fluidised bed. The equipment will be used within Food Centre Wales' Innovation and Manufacturing Hub to support food and beverage product development, process optimisation and scale-up trials. The system must be capable of simulating larger industrial spray drying processes and producing dust-free agglomerated powder products suitable for research, development and validation activities. The contract includes equipment supply, delivery, installation, commissioning, acceptance testing, operator training, warranty support and the provision of all associated documentation required to place the equipment into full operational service.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCeredigion County Council on behalf of Food Centre Wales is awarding to a suitably qualified and experienced supplier to provide a complete turnkey solution for the design, manufacture, supply, delivery, installation, commissioning and support of a pilot-scale multi-stage spray dryer with an integrated fluidised bed.
The equipment will be used within Food Centre Wales' Innovation and Manufacturing Hub to support food and beverage product development, process optimisation and scale-up trials. The system must be capable of simulating larger industrial spray drying processes and producing dust-free agglomerated powder products suitable for research, development and validation activities.
The contract includes equipment supply, delivery, installation, commissioning, acceptance testing, operator training, warranty support and the provision of all associated documentation required to place the equipment into full operational service.
The proposed solution must comply with all relevant UK legislation, safety requirements and industry standards applicable to food processing equipment.
Mae Cyngor Sir Ceredigion, ar ran Canolfan Fwyd Cymru, yn dyfarnu contract i gyflenwr cymwysedig a phrofiadol i ddarparu datrysiad cyflawn "tro-allwedd" ar gyfer dylunio, gweithgynhyrchu, cyflenwi, dosbarthu, gosod, comisiynu a chefnogi sychwr chwistrellu aml-gam ar raddfa beilot gyda gwely hylifedig integredig. Bydd yr offer yn cael ei ddefnyddio o fewn Hwb Arloesi a Gweithgynhyrchu Canolfan Fwyd Cymru i gefnogi datblygu cynhyrchion bwyd a diod, optimeiddio prosesau a threialon ehangu graddfa.
Rhaid i'r system fod yn gallu efelychu prosesau sychu chwistrellu diwydiannol ar raddfa fwy a chynhyrchu cynhyrchion powdr crynodedig di-lwch sy'n addas ar gyfer gweithgareddau ymchwil, datblygu a dilysu.
Mae'r contract yn cynnwys cyflenwi'r offer, ei ddosbarthu, ei osod, ei gomisiynu, profi derbyn, hyfforddi gweithredwyr, cymorth gwarant a darparu'r holl ddogfennaeth gysylltiedig sy'n ofynnol i roi'r offer mewn gwasanaeth gweithredol llawn.
Rhaid i'r datrysiad arfaethedig gydymffurfio â'r holl ddeddfwriaeth berthnasol yn y DU, gofynion diogelwch a safonau'r diwydiant sy'n berthnasol i offer prosesu bwyd.
CPV: Food, beverage and tobacco-processing machinery · Machinery for the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£300,000
- Economic & financial standing
Economic
- Technical & professional ability
Relevant Experience
Technical Capacity & Specialist Equipment
Qualified Personnel
Capacity & Throughput
Health & Safety Requirements
What it takes to wini
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 60%
- Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical
- Commercial
- Economic & financial standing
Economic
- Technical & professional ability
Relevant Experience
Technical Capacity & Specialist Equipment
Qualified Personnel
Capacity & Throughput
Health & Safety Requirements
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SiccaDania Denmark A/SCeredigion, Food Centre Wales: Food Processing Spray Drying Pilot Plant Equipment20 Nov 2026 – 30 Apr 2027 | £319,500 | 9 Nov 2026standstill to 18 Nov 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Sept 2026, 17:08 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Nov 2026, 15:54 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 9 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
itt_127337- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-092075- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077cefFind a Tender
- Risks
Delays in the manufacture of specialist equipment may impact the agreed delivery and installation programme, potentially affecting project timelines and operational readiness.
Failure to successfully install, commission or integrate the equipment within the Authority's facilities could delay the equipment becoming fully operational.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 26 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- cy, en
Timeline
29 Sept 2026 → 23 Nov 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published45 days ago29 Sept 2026, 17:08 BST
- Clarification questions by25 days ago19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline18 days ago26 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent4 days ago9 Nov 2026
- Latest notice published4 days ago9 Nov 2026, 15:54 GMT
- Award decision expected by3 days ago9 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Today13 Nov 2026
- Standstill endsin 5 days18 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 9 days23 Nov 2026
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Sept 2026- Tender notice published29 Sept 2026, 17:08 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published9 Nov 2026, 15:54 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete9 Nov 2026, 15:54 GMT
- Contract signature expected19 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SiccaDania Denmark A/SAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender