AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
CPI (Centre for Process Innovation) published an award notice naming Infors-HT for large mammalian shaking incubators, including purchase, installation and maintenance. The notice relates to Lot 5 of tender 2437.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded to Infors-HT. The published award value is £0, so no commercial value has been disclosed.
Market significanceThis is a specialist laboratory-equipment award under an existing tender arrangement; the notice provides no pricing, competition or evaluation information.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Infors-HT
92% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-54e43829-eb1e-484a-a540-93c0a912324c-1 · Lots Lot 5 of tender 2437 (title not supplied) · 0 GBP · active award
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The award names Infors-HT as supplier and reports an active award with value £0. The description says the procurement is under Lot 5 of tender 2437.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; underlying tender and award are marked complete/active respectively.
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Process stage is 'award', display status is 'awarded'; tender status is 'complete'; award status is 'active'.
Award decision date
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00.
Published date
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-12T16:15:31+01:00.
Published contract period
96% confidence13 October 2026 to 12 October 2027
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Award and tender contract period fields state start 2026-10-13 and end 2027-10-12T23:59:59+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£0 GBP
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Award value is amount 0, currency GBP.
Interpretation of published value
96% confidenceNo positive contract value is disclosed in this notice.
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The sole published award value is £0 GBP; no separate pricing or value breakdown is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence10 August 2026, 10:00 BST
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Tender period end date: 2026-08-10T10:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00.
Published contract start
96% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract period start date: 2026-10-13T01:00:00+01:00.
Published contract end
99% confidence12 October 2027
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Contract period end date: 2027-10-12T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidencePurchase, installation and maintenance of large mammalian shaking incubators.
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Tender description explicitly states these activities and equipment.
Category
99% confidenceGoods
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Main procurement category is goods.
CPV
99% confidence33152000 — Incubators
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Primary tender classification is CPV 33152000, described as Incubators.
Framework/tender context
98% confidenceAwarded under Lot 5 of tender 2437, Supply of Microbial and Mammalian Fermenters, Bioreactors and Associated Analytical Equipment.
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Tender description states this context.
Delivery coverage
90% confidenceThe notice lists TS10 4RF and broad geographic delivery entries including the United Kingdom, Europe, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, British Overseas Territories and Rest of the World.
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Tender item delivery addresses contain these entries.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Published procedure detail
99% confidenceNot applicable
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procurementMethodDetails is 'Not applicable'.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bidder count, tender responses, evaluation scores or award rationale is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
96% confidenceApproximately 12 months, from 13 October 2026 to 12 October 2027.
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Published contract period dates span this period.
Services included
99% confidenceInstallation and maintenance are included alongside the equipment purchase.
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Tender description lists purchase, installation and maintenance.
Extensions and renewals
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value visibility
98% confidenceThe £0 published value prevents assessment of contract scale, unit pricing or supplier revenue significance.
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The sole award value is £0 GBP and no pricing detail is published.
Market route
94% confidenceThe award uses Lot 5 of an existing equipment tender, indicating the requirement was sourced through that pre-existing tender structure.
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Tender description explicitly says it is being awarded under Lot 5 of tender 2437.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity verification
99% confidenceInfors-HT is an unverified source name. A Companies House matching workflow was completed but found no safe match; no verified legal company name or company number is available.
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supplier_identity_status is 'checked_unmatched'; verified_company_name and verified_company_number are null; lookupDecision is 'still_unmatched'.
Value disclosure
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice beyond a £0 award value; the actual commercial value cannot be determined.
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Award value is £0 GBP, with no other value fields or pricing breakdown.
Lot allocation detail
98% confidenceThe notice references Lot 5 but does not provide a lot title, identifier in the award record, or an allocated lot value.
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Description references Lot 5; lot_ids_json is null and no lots are supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplier name Infors-HT remains unverified: the completed Companies House workflow found no safe company match, and no verified legal name or company number is supplied.
- The published £0 value does not reveal the actual commercial value, pricing or value allocation.
- No lot title, award-level lot identifier or individual lot value is supplied.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder numbers, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale, contract signature evidence, extension options and renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
CPICentre for Process InnovationInfors-HTlarge mammalian shaking incubatorsincubatorslaboratory equipmenttender 2437Lot 5
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named in CPI's large mammalian shaking incubators award?
The award notice names Infors-HT. The supplied identity-checking data did not identify a verified legal company match.
What does the award cover?
The notice covers the purchase, installation and maintenance of large mammalian shaking incubators.
What is the published contract value?
The notice records £0 GBP. It does not disclose a positive commercial contract value or pricing breakdown.
When is the published contract period?
13 October 2026 to 12 October 2027.
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