AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
UK Research & Innovation awarded Convergence Group a direct award for Extreme WiFi access-point licence renewal services. The published contract record states that the contract was signed on 1 October 2026 and runs from 2 October 2026 to 31 August 2030.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for Convergence Group, covering lot 1.
Market significanceThe contract has a published net value of £824,051.90 (gross value £988,862.28) and a term of almost four years.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Convergence Group
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 824051.90 GBP · Active award; active contract
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Award 1 names Convergence Group as supplier and relates to lot 1. The contract linked to award 1 has a net value of £824,051.90.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is recorded as "complete"; lot 1 is also recorded as "complete".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 1 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-01.
Contract commencement
99% confidence2 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-02.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£824,051.90
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Contract 1 value.amount is 824051.90 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£988,862.28
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 988862.28 GBP.
Threshold status
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as true.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
98% confidence17 August 2026
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Award 1 award_date is 2026-08-17.
Transparency notice published
98% confidence19 August 2026
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Release history records transparency notice 078746-2026 on 2026-08-19.
Contract award notice published
98% confidence19 August 2026
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Release history records contract award notice 078748-2026 on 2026-08-19.
Contract signed
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-01.
Contract start
99% confidence2 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-02.
Contract end
99% confidence31 August 2030
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2030-08-31.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Contract document and release history record publication on 2026-10-08.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceExtreme WiFi AP licence renewal
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The procurement title and description state "UKRI 6282 - Extreme Wifi AP License Renewal" and "The provision of Extreme Wifi AP License Renewal".
Procurement category
98% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
CPV classification
99% confidence72261000 — Software support services
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Award item 1 lists CPV 72261000 with description "Software support services".
Delivery geography
97% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item 1 lists delivery address region UK, country GB.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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Tender data lists one lot, id 1; award 1 and contract 1 relate to that lot.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Direct award".
Published rationale
98% confidenceDisproportionate technical capability/additional deliveries
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Tender procurementMethodRationale is recorded as "Disproportionate technical capability/additional deliveries"; the rationale classification is "singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons".
Competition information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No tenderer count, bid count, evaluation results or bid pricing is included in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence2 October 2026 to 31 August 2030
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Contract 1 period runs from 2026-10-02 to 2030-08-31.
Duration
97% confidenceApproximately 47 months
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Calculated from the explicit contract start and end dates.
Performance metrics
91% confidenceNo agreed metrics stated
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Contract 1 records noAgreedMetricsRationale as "N/A".
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No extension, option or renewal-term field is provided in the supplied contract data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
98% confidenceThe published record identifies a direct award under a technical-reasons/additional-deliveries rationale.
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Tender procedure is direct award and the stated rationale is "Disproportionate technical capability/additional deliveries".
Value attribution
96% confidenceThe published value is attributable to the sole award and sole supplier in the record.
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There is one award, one supplier, one related lot and one contract linked to award 1.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual lot value.
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The lot record contains id and status only; title, description and value are null.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bidder numbers, tender evaluation, award scoring or comparative pricing is included in the supplied data.
Conflict-of-interest publication
99% confidenceConflict-of-interest document is marked "Not published".
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Tender documents include a conflictOfInterest record with description "Not published".
Notice chronology
98% confidenceAward and transparency notices were published before the recorded signature date; the later contract details notice provides the signed-contract information.
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Release history dates the first two notices to 19 August 2026, while contract dateSigned is 1 October 2026 and the contract details notice is dated 8 October 2026.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information on tenderer numbers, bids, evaluation, scoring and comparative pricing was not supplied in the published notice.
- No extension or renewal option is stated in the supplied contract data.
- The conflict-of-interest document is marked as not published.
- The award and transparency notices predate the recorded contract signature; the later contract details notice supplies the signature and contract-period data.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
UKRI 6282Extreme WiFi AP License RenewalConvergence GroupUK Research and Innovationdirect awardsoftware support services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the UKRI Extreme WiFi AP licence renewal contract?
Convergence Group is the named supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £824,051.90 excluding VAT and £988,862.28 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The contract is recorded as starting on 2 October 2026 and ending on 31 August 2030.
What procedure was used?
UKRI recorded a direct award, with a published rationale of disproportionate technical capability/additional deliveries.
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