AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College awarded a direct, below-threshold contract to UNIWARE SYSTEMS LIMITED for maintenance of its catering till system and rental of terminals.
Published outcomeThe published contract record is active and states that it was signed on 18 August 2026, running to 31 July 2027.
Market significanceThis is a single-supplier, below-threshold technology maintenance and terminal-rental purchase valued at £30,837 net (£37,005 gross).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
UNIWARE SYSTEMS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £30,837 net / £37,005 gross GBP · Active award; active contract
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-02890249. Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and gives the contract value. The supplier identity is verified by Companies House number 02890249.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete"; lot 1 status is "complete".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 18 August 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-08-18.
Notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract details notice published at 2026-10-13T19:47:13+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£30,837
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Contract 1 value.amount is 30837 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£37,005
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 37005 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceApplies to contract 1 / award 1; no separate lot value published
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; lot 1 has no value field.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract start
99% confidence18 August 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-08-18.
Contract end
99% confidence31 July 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Stated contract term
95% confidenceAbout 11.5 months
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Calculated from the published start and end dates.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceMaintenance for a catering till system and rental of terminals
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Published procurement title and description state "Maintenance contract for a till system and rental of terminals".
Procurement category
97% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "goods".
CPV classification
98% confidence39300000 — Miscellaneous equipment
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Award item 1 additional classification.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKJ, United Kingdom
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Award item delivery address specifies region UKJ and country GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct"; description also states "via a direct award".
Competition basis
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - without competition".
Bids and evaluation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, evaluation criteria, scores or award rationale are provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence18 August 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Contract 1 period start and end dates.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No options, extension provisions or renewal terms are stated.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
97% confidenceSingle-supplier maintenance and terminal-rental arrangement
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The notice describes maintenance and terminal rental, and award 1 names one supplier.
Competition context
99% confidenceThe buyer recorded a direct below-threshold procedure without competition
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Published procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Pricing detail
98% confidenceOnly total net and gross contract values are published
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The contract provides aggregate values but no rate card, terminal quantities or pricing breakdown.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Notice coverage
99% confidenceContract details notice with linked award and active contract data
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The notice is labelled "Contract details notice on Find a Tender" and release tags are award and contract.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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Supplier was matched by Companies House number; verified legal name is UNIWARE SYSTEMS LIMITED.
Lot detail limitation
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value
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Lot 1 contains status only; the lot title, description and value fields are null.
Competition and evaluation limitation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bidder count, scores, evaluation detail or detailed direct-award rationale is published.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award decision date is published.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No bid count, evaluation criteria, scores, pricing breakdown or detailed award rationale is published.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published. The renewal timing is an estimate based only on the stated contract end date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
UNIWARE SYSTEMS LIMITEDRoyal Holloway and Bedford New Collegecatering till systemterminal rentalmaintenance contractdirect awardFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Royal Holloway catering till maintenance contract?
UNIWARE SYSTEMS LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 02890249.
What is the value of the Uniware contract?
The published value is £30,837 excluding VAT and £37,005 including VAT.
Was the contract competitively tendered?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period runs from 18 August 2026 to 31 July 2027.
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