Awarded contract

Supply/Installation of Freeze Dryer for Pilot scale operations (NIBF1).

Details

Buyer: Centre for Process Innovation
Supplier(s): Frozen In Time Ltd
Value: £159,599
Duration: 2 years
Topic: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Published: 13 March 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

CPI’s National Industrial Biotechnology Facility (NIBF1) is a pilot plant containing a range of bioreactor scales from 10L to 750L. This specification is for the purchase of a freeze dryer to support pilot scale operations, to process material produced through fermentation. ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published13 March 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date13 March 2026
Next: Contract expiry date11 September 2027in 10 months

About the buyer

Centre for Process Innovation buys as a public sector innovation and technology organisation, and is a founding partner in the High Value Manufacturing Catapult network. Ten innovation centres across North East England and Scotland carry out its research and development work. European and UK government programmes fund its work, including the European Regional Development Fund. Facilities, expertise and funder networks help businesses develop, test and scale new products.

Over the past 5 years, most of Centre for Process Innovation's contract awards have been in laboratory and precision equipment, IT services and repair and maintenance.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@centre-for-process-innovation.gov
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