UKRI-5142 Bulk SDS CRM Diet_MRC-LMB Contract 2025-2028

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct award

Sectors: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (15) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£238,853published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 2 Sept 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Rettenmaier UK Ltd2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

3-year +1 +1 year Contract 01 Oct 2025-30 Sept 2028 for regular monthly bulk supply SDS CRM Diet to MRC LMB Cambridge

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

15700000 Animal feedstuffs

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: 2 Sept 2025, 13:28 BST
Last source update: 22 Sept 2025, 13:03 BST
Authority reference: UKRI-5142
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-058489
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059227 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: Direct award due to technical reasons

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

11 Sept 2025 → 22 Sept 2025 · 2 dates

Standstill ends
11 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice published396 days ago
22 Sept 2025, 13:03 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Sept 2025

Transparency notice published
2 Sept 2025, 13:28 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
2 Sept 2025, 16:34 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
12 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
22 Sept 2025, 13:03 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £238,8531 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 12 Sept 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Rettenmaier UK Ltd1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2030Extensions: UKRI may extend this Contract for a period of one year plus one year, by giving not less than four weeks’ notice in writing to the Supplier prior to the Expiry Date	£238,853	2 Sept 2025standstill to 11 Sept 2025	Standstill
Rettenmaier UK Ltd	£238,852 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

UKRI-5142 Bulk SDS CRM Diet_MRC-LMB Contract 2025-2028 · Rettenmaier UK Ltd
Signed
12 Sept 2025
Value
£238,852
Period
1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
UKRI may extend this Contract for a period of one year plus one year, by giving not less than four weeks’ notice in writing to the Supplier prior to the Expiry Date.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Rettenmaier UK LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PLTD-9762-BJVY 48 Church Street, Reigate, South East, RH2 0SNContact email, phone

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 Sept 2025, 13:03 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender2 Sept 2025, 16:34 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender2 Sept 2025, 13:28 BST