Awarded contract

Supply of Wiped Film Evaporator

Details

Supplier(s)
VTA Verfahrenstechnische Anlagen GmbH & Co. KG
Value
£700,000
Duration
4 years
Topic
Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery
Published
10 September 2026

Tender description

CPI require a wiped film evaporator to evaporate an aqueous solution at a rate of at least 1 kg/h for demonstration of a novel process at pilot scale. CPI’s requirements are for the supply of the wiped film evaporator, including support with design, installation, commissioning and qualification for use in a pharmaceutical process ## Contract award

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published10 September 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date10 September 2026
  3. Next: Contract expiry date23 September 2030in 4 years

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. Suppliers register for tenders through a dedicated In-Tend procurement portal. The UK government agency ONE NorthEast established the organisation in 2004 to develop advanced manufacturing and process technologies. 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.

£434bn was the total UK public sector procurement spend in FY 2025/26.

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.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 42900000 · Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery
  • 42910000 · Distilling, filtering or rectifying apparatus

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