UKRI-5581 Vacuum valves for ISIS RIKEN solenoid upgrade

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Industrial machinery (42) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£32,691published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 22 Dec 2025no call for competition

Awarded to VAT Vacuum Products Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

purchasing new vacuum valves for the ISIS RIKEN Solenoid Upgrade project.

These valves are a critical part of this upgrade project and are essential for ensuring that parts of the beamline can be isolated during maintenance or in scheduled shutdowns to minimise equipment downtime and thereby ensure ISIS operations are not compromised.

The existing system uses vacuum valves supplied by VAT. VAT are also the manufacturer of these valves.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

42124320 Parts of vacuum pumps

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: 22 Dec 2025, 11:14 GMT
Last source update: 22 Dec 2025, 11:14 GMT
Authority reference: C0688
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-085298
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05fb51 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
22 Dec 2025, 11:14 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £32,6911 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 22 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
VAT Vacuum Products Ltd	£32,691 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

UKRI-5581 Vacuum valves for ISIS RIKEN solenoid upgrade · VAT Vacuum Products Ltd
Signed
22 Dec 2025
Value
£32,691
Period
23 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire, South West, SN2 1FLContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

VAT Vacuum Products LtdAwarded supplier Edmund House, Rugby Road, Leamington Spa, West Midlands, CV32 6ELContact email, phone

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 Tender22 Dec 2025, 11:14 GMT