AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
UK Research and Innovation awarded a direct, below-threshold contract for mechanical tank gauges to Svanehoj FR. The published contract record states that it was signed on 5 October 2026 and runs from 15 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for Svanehoj FR, valued at EUR 24,240 gross.
Market significanceThis is a small direct goods purchase concluded without competition because the buyer cited an absence of competition for technical reasons.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Svanehoj FR
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · EUR 24,240 gross EUR · Active award; active contract
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Award 1 names Svanehoj FR as supplier and is linked to contract 1, whose value is EUR 24,240 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice
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The process is labelled “Contract details notice on Find a Tender” and the description states it is not a call for competition.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is “complete”; the process source status is “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 5 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-05.
Contract period
99% confidence15 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-15 and endDate is 2027-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidenceEUR 24,240 gross
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Contract 1 value records amountGross of 24240 and currency EUR.
Award-level value allocation
96% confidenceNot published separately
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Award 1 has no value amount; the published value is held on the linked contract.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence5 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-05.
Contract start
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-15.
Notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-15T13:48:45+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-03-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceMechanical tank gauges
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The tender title is “CSP26859 - Mechanical Tank Gauges” and the description says UK Research and Innovation requires the purchase of Mechanical Tank Gauges.
Procurement category
98% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is “goods”.
Lot
98% confidenceLot 1; no published lot title or description
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Award 1 and contract 1 are linked to lot 1; the lot record has no title or description.
Delivery geography
94% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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The award item specifies a delivery address with region UK and country GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award, below threshold, without competition
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The process records procurementMethod “direct” and procurementMethodDetails “Below threshold - without competition”.
Stated rationale
99% confidenceAbsence of competition for technical reasons
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The notice description states that the procurement is being concluded without competition due to an absence of competition for technical reasons.
Competition data
97% confidenceNo bid count, tenderer list or evaluation information published
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No such fields are supplied in the published record.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence15 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period states these start and end dates.
Signed date
99% confidence5 October 2026
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Contract 1 explicitly records dateSigned as 2026-10-05.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Extensions or options
97% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied in the published record.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
99% confidenceDirect technical-reasons purchase
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The buyer states that the purchase was concluded without competition because of an absence of competition for technical reasons.
Value basis
99% confidenceGross contract value
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The contract value is recorded in the amountGross field as EUR 24,240.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Scope classification check
90% confidenceThe published CPV description appears broader or potentially misaligned with the stated mechanical tank gauges requirement.
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The award item uses CPV 33131120, described as “Dental cryosurgical, gauges, elevators and excavators”, while the title and description concern mechanical tank gauges.
Published detail completeness
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes a lot title, lot description, individual lot value, bid count, evaluation detail, pricing breakdown and extension terms.
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award date is published for award 1.
- The published record does not provide individual lot pricing or an award-level value.
- No published tender response, bid-count, evaluation, scoring or supplier-selection detail is available beyond the stated technical-reasons rationale.
- No renewal, extension or option terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
UK Research and InnovationSvanehoj FRmechanical tank gaugesdirect awardEUR 24240UK public procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the mechanical tank gauges contract?
Svanehoj FR is named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The linked contract value is EUR 24,240 gross.
Was the contract competed?
No. The notice states it was concluded without competition due to 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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