AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
UK Research and Innovation has published a contract details notice for replacement of a ground-source heat-pump sequence controller. The contract is awarded to CLIMATROL LIMITED following a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition for stated technical reasons.
Published outcomeAward 1 and contract 1 are active. The contract was signed on 19 October 2026, starts on 20 October 2026 and ends on 31 March 2027.
Market significanceThis is a small, single-supplier specialist heat-pump equipment contract with a stated gross value of £21,798.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CLIMATROL LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £21,798 gross; £18,165 excluding VAT GBP · Active award and contract
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Award 1 identifies CLIMATROL LIMITED (GB-COH-07012099) as supplier. The single associated contract has a gross value of GBP 21,798 and amount of GBP 18,165.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice
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The published notice is described as a "Contract details notice on Find a Tender" and states it is not a call for competition.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status "active".
Contract signature date
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-19.
Contract period
99% confidence20 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period records startDate 2026-10-20 and endDate 2027-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£18,165
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Contract 1 value.amount is 18165 GBP; amountGross is separately stated.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£21,798
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 21798 GBP.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 is marked aboveThreshold: false; the procurement method detail is "Below threshold - without competition".
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-19.
Contract start
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-20.
Notice published
99% confidence21 October 2026
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The notice document and process record publication on 2026-10-21.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-03-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceReplacement of the ground-source heat-pump sequence controller
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The tender title and description state this requirement.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "goods".
CPV classification
99% confidence42511110 — Heat pumps
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Award item 1 includes CPV 42511110, described as "Heat pumps".
Delivery geography
90% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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The award item delivery address is recorded at UK level.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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The tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Stated reason for no competition
99% confidenceAbsence of competition for technical reasons; the notice states only a particular supplier can supply the requirement.
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The notice description explicitly gives this rationale.
Call for competition
99% confidenceNot applicable
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The notice explicitly says it is a contract details notice and not a call for competition.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract term
98% confidence162 days, from 20 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Calculated from the explicit contract start and end dates.
Extension or renewal option
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
99% confidenceA single active award and single active contract cover lot 1.
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Award 1 is associated with lot 1 and contract 1 references award 1.
Route-to-market signal
99% confidenceThe buyer used a non-competitive direct route and cited technical exclusivity for this specific requirement.
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The notice description and procurement method fields state a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition for technical reasons.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Lot detail availability
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate lot value.
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Lot 1 is identified only by ID and status; no additional lot detail is supplied.
Award-date availability
99% confidenceNo separate award decision date is published.
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Award 1 has no award_date; the contract signature date is separately provided.
Competition information
99% confidenceBid counts, evaluation information and pricing breakdowns are not supplied in the published notice.
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No separate award decision date is published.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Bid counts, evaluation criteria or scores, and a detailed price breakdown are not supplied in the published notice.
- No extension or renewal terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
UK Research and InnovationCLIMATROL LIMITEDground source heat pumpsequence controllerCSP26935direct procurementheat pumps
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the UKRI CSP26935 contract?
CLIMATROL LIMITED, company number 07012099, is the named supplier for award 1.
What is the value of the CSP26935 contract?
The contract value is £18,165 excluding VAT and £21,798 including VAT.
Was the CSP26935 contract competitively tendered?
No. The notice states that it was concluded without competition through a below-threshold direct procurement for technical reasons.
When does the contract run?
The contract was signed on 19 October 2026 and runs from 20 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
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