Clean Furnace · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Coventry University (Education)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Installation services (except software) (51) Delivery listed: China (CN)

Awarded value£64,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 2 Dec 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Shandong Kehua Intelligent Equipment Co Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

We are purchasing a 1-ton induction melting furnace from Shandong Kehua Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. (KEHUA) to support Coventry University's delivery of the technical trial phase of the Clean Futures Programme, assisting SME foundries in transitioning from fossil-fuel-based melting to clean, energy-efficient technologies.

Deliverables/Outputs:

Supply, delivery, and commissioning of a 1-ton induction melting furnace

Full installation and operational testing by end of February 2026

Availability for SME Clean Futures trials before project completion in March 2026

Long-term use as a regional clean manufacturing and decarbonisation facility supporting post-programme industrial engagement

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery listed: China (CN)

51135000 Installation services of furnaces

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 14 Dec 2025, 20:37 GMT
Last source update: 14 Dec 2025, 20:37 GMT
Authority reference: PA-SC-1805-25-KM
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-082716
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area in notice: China (CN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f54a Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
14 Dec 2025, 20:37 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £64,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 2 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Shandong Kehua Intelligent Equipment Co Ltd	£64,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Clean Furnace · Shandong Kehua Intelligent Equipment Co Ltd
Signed
2 Dec 2025
Value
£64,000
Period
2 Dec 2025 – 2 Dec 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Coventry University

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMMH-2339-NMGH Priory Street, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 5FBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Shandong Kehua Intelligent Equipment Co LtdAwarded supplier Economic Development Zone, Weicheng Dist rict, Weifang City , Shandong Province,, China, CN, 261057, CNContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender14 Dec 2025, 20:37 GMT