AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) has published a pending award for a self-steam generating autoclave to SYCHEM LIMITED. The notice covers design, manufacture, supply, delivery, installation, commissioning and a one-year warranty.
Published outcomeAward 1 names SYCHEM LIMITED as supplier, but its status is pending. The notice schedules signature for 30 October 2026; it does not confirm that a contract has been signed or started.
Market significanceThis is an above-threshold, open-procedure goods procurement with an awarded net value of £309,812.89 (£371,775.47 gross). It also includes options for efficiency features and up to two additional identical autoclaves.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SYCHEM LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 309812.89 net; 371775.47 gross GBP · Verified supplier named on a pending award
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Supplier verification identifies SYCHEM LIMITED (company number 04698955) as the verified legal name for source supplier Sychem Ltd. Award 1 names that supplier and records £309,812.89 amount and £371,775.47 amountGross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender details state procurementMethodDetails: Open procedure.
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 status is recorded as pending.
Award decision date
98% confidence19 October 2026
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Award 1 date: 2026-10-19.
Award notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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The UK6 contract award notice is dated 2026-10-20.
Scheduled signature date
98% confidence30 October 2026
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Award milestone futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-10-30.
Planned contract start
96% confidence9 November 2026
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Pending award contractPeriod startDate: 2026-11-09.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£309,812.89
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Award 1 value.amount is 309812.89 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£371,775.47
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 371775.47 GBP.
Published opportunity maximum value
85% confidence£375,000
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Process value_max is 375000 GBP; no value basis is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence28 August 2026
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Release history records tender notice 082372-2026 on 2026-08-28.
Submission deadline
98% confidence28 September 2026, 17:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline: 2026-09-28T17:00:00+01:00.
Assessment summaries sent
98% confidence20 October 2026
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Award assessmentSummariesDateSent: 2026-10-20.
Standstill end
98% confidence29 October 2026, 23:59:59 UTC
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Award standstillPeriod endDate: 2026-10-29T23:59:59+00:00.
Planned contract end
96% confidence31 March 2028
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Pending award contractPeriod endDate: 2028-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSelf-steam generating autoclave
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Procurement title and award title state UKRI-6261 Self-Steam Generating Autoclave.
Included services
99% confidenceDesign, manufacture, supply, delivery, installation, commissioning and a one-year warranty
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Published procurement description lists these requirements.
Category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award mainProcurementCategory is goods.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 33191110 — Autoclaves
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Award item additional classification states CPV 33191110, Autoclaves.
Delivery region
96% confidenceUKH12
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Award item delivery address specifies region UKH12.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Method
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender details state Open procedure.
Threshold status
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Award aboveThreshold is true.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne published lot (Lot 1)
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Tender details contain Lot 1; award 1 relates to Lot 1.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results not supplied in the published notice data.
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No bid-count, scoring or ranking data is included in the supplied record.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Planned term
96% confidence9 November 2026 to 31 March 2028
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Pending award contractPeriod provides these dates.
Warranty
99% confidenceOne year
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Published procurement description includes a one-year warranty.
Options
99% confidenceOptional water- and energy-saving features; option to purchase up to two additional identical autoclaves within three years of signing the contract.
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Award options description states these options.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Awarded commercial baseline
99% confidence£309,812.89 excluding VAT; £371,775.47 including VAT
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Award 1 reports amount and amountGross in GBP.
Potential additional demand
99% confidenceThe buyer has retained options for efficiency features and up to two additional identical units.
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Award options description explicitly provides these optional purchases.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract conclusion status
99% confidenceThe award is pending; signature and commencement are scheduled, not confirmed.
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Award status is pending and the futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Supplied lot record has null title, description and value_amount.
Competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, bidder identities beyond the named supplier, evaluation scores and award rationale.
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No such fields appear in the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The record is a pending award announcement, not evidence of a signed, active or commenced contract.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid numbers, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown and extension terms.
- The £375,000 opportunity maximum has no stated value basis and should not be treated as the awarded contract value.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
UKRI-6261self-steam generating autoclaveSYCHEM LIMITEDUK Research and Innovationautoclave tender awardCPV 33191110
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as supplier for the UKRI-6261 autoclave award?
SYCHEM LIMITED is the verified legal supplier named for Award 1.
Has the UKRI autoclave contract been signed?
The supplied notice does not confirm signature. The award is pending and lists 30 October 2026 as a scheduled signature date.
What is the awarded value?
The notice reports £309,812.89 excluding VAT and £371,775.47 including VAT.
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