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Published 21 Sept 2026, 14:58 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CSP26835 - Consumables for Three Merck Millipore systems

Official notice

Authority: UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) (Central government)·Procurement run by: UK Shared Business Services Ltd

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: Industrial machinery (42) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£12,706published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 16 Sept 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Merck Life Science UK Limited
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

This procurement is being concluded without competition due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods required, and there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods. UK Research Innovation (UKRI) had a requirement for Consumables for Three Merck Millipore systems to be supplied.

What is being bought

Published requirement 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 required, and there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods.

UK Research Innovation (UKRI) had a requirement for Consumables for Three Merck Millipore systems to be supplied.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
42912300 Machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying water

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £12,7061 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Sept 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Merck Life Science UK Limited£12,706 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • CSP26835 - Consumables for Three Merck Millipore systems · Merck Life Science UK Limited

    Signed
    16 Sept 2026
    Value
    £12,706
    Period
    17 Sept 2026 – 30 Oct 2026
    Status
    active

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
21 Sept 2026, 14:58 BST
Last source update
21 Sept 2026, 14:58 BST
Authority reference
CSP26835
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-089258
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0776ac Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    21 Sept 2026, 14:58 BST
    UK7

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

UK Research and Innovation

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, South West, SN2 1FLContact email

Other public bodies

  • UK Shared Business Services LtdProcess contact pointProcuring entityShared Service ProviderGB-PPON: PMPN-7535-GNTG Swindon, South WestContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • MERCK LIFE SCIENCE UK LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00660457GB-PPON: PBBV-4446-YHGZ The Old Brickyard, Gillingham, South West, SP8 4XTContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender