AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Centre for Process Innovation Limited has concluded a single-supplier framework agreement with VTA Verfahrenstechnische Anlagen GmbH & Co. KG for a wiped film evaporator and associated design, installation, commissioning and pharmaceutical-process qualification support.
Published outcomeAward 1 is active. The published contract record states that it was signed on 12 October 2026 and runs to 11 October 2030.
Market significanceThe £700,000 net (£840,000 gross) framework covers specialist pilot-scale process equipment and support. The buyer states that it offers no guaranteed minimum spend, call-off volume or exclusivity.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
VTA Verfahrenstechnische Anlagen GmbH & Co. KG
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 700000 net; 840000 gross GBP · active
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Award 1 names this supplier and is active. Contract 1, linked to award 1, gives £700,000 amount and £840,000 amountGross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Tender notice published
98% confidence20 July 2026
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Release history records tender notice 068139-2026 dated 2026-07-20.
Award announced
98% confidence10 September 2026
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Release history records contract award notice 085992-2026 dated 2026-09-10; award record is active.
Contract signed
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract 1 explicitly records dateSigned as 2026-10-12.
Contract period
99% confidence12 October 2026 to 11 October 2030
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Contract 1 period specifies startDate 2026-10-12 and endDate 2030-10-11.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value (net)
99% confidence£700,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 700000 GBP.
Contract value (gross)
99% confidence£840,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 840000 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceOne active award to one supplier; no individual lot value published.
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Award 1 names one supplier and relates to lot 1; the lot record has no value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice
98% confidence20 July 2026
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Release history.
Award notice
98% confidence10 September 2026
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Release history and award_date for award 1.
Contract details notice
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract document and release history record publication on 2026-10-12.
Contract end
99% confidence11 October 2030
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Contract 1 period.endDate.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply of a wiped film evaporator capable of evaporating an aqueous solution at at least 1 kg/h for pilot-scale demonstration of a novel process.
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Published tender title and description.
Associated services
99% confidenceDesign, installation, commissioning and qualification for use in a pharmaceutical process.
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Published tender description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is goods.
Classifications
99% confidenceCPV 42900000 (miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery); CPV 42910000 (distilling, filtering or rectifying apparatus).
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Award 1 item additional classifications.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Process procurement_method_details and tender procurementMethodDetails both state Open procedure.
Commercial vehicle
94% confidenceSingle-supplier framework agreement with reopening competition method recorded; buyer describes a ranked supplier approach and potential direct awards without further competition.
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Tender techniques.frameworkAgreement field and description.
Competition outcome
98% confidenceOne supplier is named in the active award.
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Award 1 lists one supplier.
Bid count and evaluation results
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidenceFour years, from 12 October 2026 to 11 October 2030.
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Contract 1 period dates.
Framework commitment
99% confidenceNo guaranteed minimum spend, call-off volume or exclusivity.
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Framework agreement description explicitly states these points.
Ordering control
99% confidenceWork must not start without an authorised purchase order; invoices without an approved purchase order will not be paid.
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Framework agreement description.
Pricing
95% confidenceThe framework description says pricing should be held for the framework duration.
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Framework agreement description.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Call-off risk
96% confidenceThe published £700,000 net contract value should be read alongside the stated absence of guaranteed spend or call-off volume.
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Contract 1 value and framework agreement description.
Supply model
90% confidenceThe framework text indicates a ranked supplier model, but this published contract record identifies one active supplier award.
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Framework agreement description and award 1 supplier list.
Technical market
98% confidenceThe requirement combines specialised evaporation equipment with pharmaceutical-process installation, commissioning and qualification support.
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Tender description.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Notice basis
99% confidenceAnalysis is based on the published Find a Tender contract details notice and the supplied release history.
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Process source and contract document identify notice 096133-2026.
Supplier identity
96% confidenceThe supplier identity is recorded as not applicable to Companies House verification, consistent with a German supplier; no verified Companies House legal name was supplied.
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supplierVerification status is not_applicable; supplier country is Germany; verified_company_name is null.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot record has null title, description and value_amount.
Competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice on bid count, scores, ranking results or reasons for award.
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No such fields are included in supplied data.
Framework interpretation
90% confidenceThe source describes a ranked multi-supplier operating model while also describing a single-supplier framework and publishing one supplier award. The analysis reports both without inferring additional appointments.
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Framework agreement description and award 1 record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No published bid count, tenderer list, evaluation scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown was supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
- No extension, renewal option or pricing-adjustment mechanism is published beyond the framework statement that pricing should be held for its duration.
- The framework description contains both a single-supplier framework statement and references to ranked suppliers; the published record does not resolve whether any additional ranked appointments exist.
- The German supplier has no supplied verified Companies House legal identity; its published supplier name is used as source-recorded.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Centre for Process InnovationCPIVTA Verfahrenstechnische Anlagenwiped film evaporatorpilot-scale process equipmentpharmaceutical process equipmentFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the CPI wiped film evaporator contract?
VTA Verfahrenstechnische Anlagen GmbH & Co. KG is the supplier named on active award 1.
What is the published value?
The linked contract reports £700,000 net and £840,000 gross.
When does the framework run?
The published contract period runs from 12 October 2026 to 11 October 2030.
Is spend guaranteed under the framework?
No. The framework description states that CPI cannot guarantee minimum spend, call-off volume or exclusivity.
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