Official UK procurement notice
CSP25520 - EUROPA Eturn VS360 Gap Bed Centre Lathe
Procurement agent: UK Research and Innovation·On behalf of: UKSBS
What is being bought
Published requirement description***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION *****
This procurement is being concluded without competition due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required.
Brief Description of Requirement
A manual lathe, identical to the three already in QuEST being used. QuEST is the Quantum Enabling Skills Training Centre which is an apprentice training collaboration with UKAEA. The machine is also identical to the other ~20 machines in the OAS operated by MTC training.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 13 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Authority reference
CSP25520- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-073571- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e084Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published13 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| RK International Machine Tools Ltd | £19,950 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · RK International Machine Tools Ltd
- Signed
- 31 Oct 2025
- Value
- £19,950
- Period
- 4 Nov 2025 – 1 Dec 2025
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- UKSBSBeneficiary authority
- UK Shared Business Services LtdProcess contact pointProcuring entityShared Service Provider
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- RK International Machine Tools LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender