AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
UK Research and Innovation awarded a contract for safety cabinets and associated installation, commissioning, end-user training and a five-year warranty to Contained Air Solutions Limited following a below-threshold limited competition. The contract was explicitly recorded as signed on 4 October 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for Contained Air Solutions Limited.
Market significanceA small, below-threshold laboratory-furniture supply contract with UK-wide delivery coverage.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CONTAINED AIR SOLUTIONS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · GBP 20,831.50 net; GBP 24,997.80 gross GBP · Active award; active contract
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Award 1 names CONTAINED AIR SOLUTIONS LIMITED as its sole supplier. Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and records GBP 20,831.50 amount and GBP 24,997.80 amountGross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice
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The published document is described as "Contract details notice on Find a Tender" and the tender description states it is not a call for competition.
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete"; the process source status is "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status "active".
Contract signed
99% confidence4 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-04.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value (net)
99% confidenceGBP 20,831.50
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Contract 1 value.amount is 20831.5 GBP.
Contract value (gross)
99% confidenceGBP 24,997.80
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 24997.8 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence4 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-04.
Contract start
99% confidence5 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-05.
Contract end
99% confidence29 January 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-01-29.
Notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-08.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSafety cabinets including installation, commissioning, end-user training and a five-year warranty
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The tender description specifies these supplies and associated services.
Main procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 records mainProcurementCategory as "goods".
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 39180000 — Laboratory furniture
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Award item 1 includes this additional CPV classification.
Delivery coverage
95% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item 1 lists a delivery address with region "UK" and country "GB".
Lot
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 and contract 1 are linked to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited competition
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The tender records procurementMethod "limited" and procurementMethodDetails "Below threshold - limited competition".
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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The procurement method details state "Below threshold - limited competition" and contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence5 October 2026 to 29 January 2027
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Contract 1 period records these start and end dates.
Warranty
98% confidenceFive-year warranty included in requirement
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The tender description includes a "5-year warranty".
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
99% confidenceSingle-supplier award linked to one contract
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Award 1 names one supplier and contract 1 is linked to award 1.
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe published contract records both net and gross values.
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Contract 1 reports amount of GBP 20,831.50 and amountGross of GBP 24,997.80.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award date
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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Award 1 has no award date.
Competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bidder count, bidder identities beyond the awarded supplier, evaluation scores or ranking are provided.
Lot detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
Renewal and extension terms
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No extension or renewal option is recorded in the supplied contract data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award decision date is published.
- No bidder count, evaluation results or pricing breakdown is published.
- No lot title, lot description or individual lot value is published.
- No extension or renewal terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
UKRISafety CabinetsContained Air Solutions Limitedlaboratory furniturelimited competitioncontract award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the UKRI Safety Cabinets contract?
Contained Air Solutions Limited was named as the sole supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The linked contract records GBP 20,831.50 net and GBP 24,997.80 gross.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 5 October 2026 to 29 January 2027.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.