Official UK procurement notice
CSP26835 - Consumables for Three Merck Millipore systems
Authority: UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) (Central government)·On behalf of: UK Shared Business Services Ltd
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
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 publishedLot #1Lot 1Awarded
42912300 Machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying water
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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 21 Sept 2026, 14:58 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Sept 2026, 14:58 BST
- Authority reference
CSP26835- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0776ac
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £12,7061 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Sept 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merck Life Science UK Limited | — | — | 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
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published21 Sept 2026, 14:58 BSTUK7
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- UK Shared Business Services LtdProcess contact pointProcuring entityShared Service Provider
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MERCK LIFE SCIENCE UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender