AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
UK Research and Innovation awarded TECNIPLAST UK LIMITED a direct, below-threshold contract for miscellaneous maintenance equipment. The published contract record states it was signed on 15 October 2026, runs from 16 October 2026 to 31 March 2027, and is valued at £11,240.57 excluding VAT (£13,488.68 including VAT).
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for TECNIPLAST UK LIMITED.
Market significanceThis is a small direct goods purchase concluded without competition, with the buyer citing an absence of competition for technical reasons.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
TECNIPLAST UK LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £11,240.57 excluding VAT; £13,488.68 including VAT (contract-level value) GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names TECNIPLAST UK LIMITED as supplier. The supplied verification record matches Companies House number 03243587 to TECNIPLAST UK LIMITED. Contract 1 is linked to award 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process notice type and contract document both state “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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The tender and lot status are recorded as complete.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status “active”.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status “active”.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 15 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-15.
Contract commencement
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-16.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£11,240.57
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Contract 1 value.amount is 11240.57 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£13,488.68
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 13488.68 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceThe published value is for the single contract linked to award 1 and lot 1.
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Contract 1 links to award 1; award 1 relates to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract details notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026, 13:45:45 +01:00
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Published_at and contract document datePublished are 2026-10-15T13:45:45+01:00.
Contract signed
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-15.
Contract start
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-16.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-03-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
95% confidenceMiscellaneous maintenance equipment
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Process title is “CSP26912 - Misc Maintenance Equipment”; description says UK Research and Innovation requires maintenance equipment.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is goods.
Published classification
99% confidenceCPV 43325100 — Grounds-maintenance equipment
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Award item 1 includes CPV 43325100 with this description.
Delivery geography
96% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item delivery address region is UK and country is GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect procurement, below threshold, without competition
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Process procurementMethod is direct and procurementMethodDetails is “Below threshold - without competition”.
Stated rationale
98% confidenceAbsence of competition for technical reasons
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Published description states the procurement is being concluded without competition for this reason.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo bid count, tenderer list, evaluation scores or selection detail supplied.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence16 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period records these start and end dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNot above threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market route
99% confidenceThe requirement was awarded directly rather than competed.
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The procurement method is direct, below threshold and without competition.
Technical rationale
96% confidenceThe buyer cited an absence of competition for technical reasons, but published no further technical justification.
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The notice description gives the rationale; no supporting detail is included in supplied data.
Contract scale
99% confidencePublished contract value is £11,240.57 excluding VAT.
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Contract 1 value.amount is 11240.57 GBP.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award date
99% confidenceNo separate award date is published.
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Award 1 award_date is null; the contract signature date is available separately.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.
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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid counts, evaluation criteria, scores or award rationale beyond the stated technical-reasons rationale are present.
Scope precision
91% confidenceThe title describes miscellaneous maintenance equipment while the only published CPV is grounds-maintenance equipment; the supplied data does not explain the relationship.
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Process title and award-item classification differ in specificity.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No separate award date is supplied; the contract signature date should not be treated as an award decision date.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.
- No bid count, tenderer list, evaluation criteria, scoring, pricing breakdown or detailed technical justification is supplied.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published.
- The title refers broadly to miscellaneous maintenance equipment, whereas the published CPV specifies grounds-maintenance equipment; the notice does not reconcile this difference.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
UK Research and InnovationTECNIPLAST UK LIMITEDmaintenance equipmentgrounds-maintenance equipmentdirect awardCSP26912
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the CSP26912 contract?
TECNIPLAST UK LIMITED won award 1.
What is the contract value?
The contract value is £11,240.57 excluding VAT and £13,488.68 including VAT.
Was the contract competed?
No. The notice records a below-threshold direct procurement without competition, citing an absence of competition for technical reasons.
When does the contract end?
The published contract end date is 31 March 2027.
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