AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
UK Research and Innovation has concluded a below-threshold limited-competition procurement for titanium plate machining work, including milling, pickling, non-destructive testing and inspection reports. The contract was signed with PORTOBELLO RMF ENGINEERING LTD.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract are recorded for PORTOBELLO RMF ENGINEERING LTD.
Market significanceThis is a specialist, below-threshold goods procurement with a stated net contract value of £40,922 and a short defined delivery period.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
PORTOBELLO RMF ENGINEERING LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £40,922 net; £49,106.40 gross GBP · Active award and contract
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-04042438. The linked contract has a value of GBP 40,922 net and GBP 49,106.40 gross. Supplier identity is verified by Companies House number 04042438.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice
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Process notice type: "Contract details notice on Find a Tender"; description states this is not a call for competition.
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete" and source status is "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is "active".
Contract signed
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned: 2026-10-08.
Contract period
99% confidence9 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate: 2026-10-09; endDate: 2027-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value, excluding VAT
99% confidence£40,922
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Contract 1 value amount: 40922 GBP; amountGross: 49106.4 GBP.
Contract value, including VAT
99% confidence£49,106.40
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Contract 1 value amountGross: 49106.4 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceContract-level value allocated to the sole recorded supplier and lot
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Contract 1 links to award 1; award 1 has one supplier and relates only to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned: 2026-10-08.
Contract start
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate: 2026-10-09.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate: 2027-03-31.
Notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Notice datePublished and process published_at: 2026-10-09T15:12:02+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
97% confidenceTitanium plate machining: milling, pickling, non-destructive testing (NDT) and inspection reports
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Process description specifies supply of "4510 x 500 x 12 - milling, pickling and NDT R&D c/w inspection reports to UKRI".
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "goods".
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne recorded lot (Lot 1)
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Tender lots contains only lot 1; award 1 relatedLots is ["1"].
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 42623000 — Milling machines
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Award item additional classification: CPV 42623000, description "Milling machines".
Delivery geography
98% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item delivery address region is UK and country is GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceBelow-threshold limited competition
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Tender procurementMethod is "limited"; procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - limited competition".
Competition stage
98% confidenceThe notice states that the procurement was concluded following a limited-competition exercise
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Process description explicitly states this procurement is being concluded following a limited competition procurement exercise.
Bidder and evaluation information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
98% confidenceApproximately 173 days (9 October 2026 to 31 March 2027)
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Calculated from the explicit contract period in Contract 1.
Extension or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Tax treatment
99% confidenceBoth net and gross values are published
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Contract 1 records amount £40,922 and amountGross £49,106.40.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Specialist manufacturing requirement
95% confidenceThe stated requirement combines machining, surface treatment, NDT and inspection documentation.
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Process description lists milling, pickling, NDT R&D and inspection reports.
Market route
99% confidenceThe buyer used a below-threshold limited-competition procedure rather than an open call.
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Tender procurementMethodDetails: "Below threshold - limited competition"; notice description says it is not a call for competition.
Award structure
98% confidenceA single supplier is recorded for the single published lot.
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Award 1 lists one supplier and related lot 1; tender data contains one lot.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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Supplier verification completed through matching Companies House number 04042438; verified legal name is PORTOBELLO RMF ENGINEERING LTD.
Award date
99% confidenceNot published
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Award record award_date is null.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot title, description and individual lot value are not published
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Lot 1 has no title, description or value in the supplied data.
Competition detail
99% confidenceBid count, bidder identities, evaluation methodology and scoring are not published
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published data does not provide an award decision date.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information on bid volumes, other participants, evaluation, scoring, pricing breakdowns, extension options and renewal terms is not supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
UKRIPORTOBELLO RMF ENGINEERING LTDtitanium plate machiningmillingpicklingNDTinspection reportsCSP27917
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the UKRI CSP27917 contract?
PORTOBELLO RMF ENGINEERING LTD, company number 04042438, is the sole recorded supplier.
What is the value of the CSP27917 contract?
The published contract value is £40,922 excluding VAT and £49,106.40 including VAT.
When does the titanium plate machining contract run?
The published period runs from 9 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
What procurement procedure was used?
UKRI recorded a below-threshold limited-competition procedure.
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