AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority has awarded and signed a contract for evidential breath test devices within custody to LION LABORATORIES LIMITED. The contract is valued at £177,000 excluding VAT (£212,400 including VAT) and is scheduled to run from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2031.
Published outcomeOne active award, covering lot 1, was made to LION LABORATORIES LIMITED under a framework.
Market significanceThis is a five-year, above-threshold public-sector goods contract for custody breath-testing equipment, awarded through a framework rather than an open competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
LION LABORATORIES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 177000 GBP · Active award
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-01591869; the supplied supplier verification identifies it as LION LABORATORIES LIMITED (company number 01591869). The award covers lot 1. The contract linked to award 1 records £177,000 excluding VAT.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete" in the supplied notice data.
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 signature
99% confidenceSigned on 1 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication
99% confidenceContract details notice published 9 October 2026
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Contract document 095532-2026 has datePublished 2026-10-09T10:52:05+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£177,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 177000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£212,400
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 212400 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceThe published contract value relates to the single contract linked to award 1 and lot 1.
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Contract 1 links to awardID 1; award 1 relates to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
99% confidence18 September 2026
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Award 1 records award_date 2026-09-18T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract signed
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence1 December 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-12-01T00:00:00Z.
Contract end
99% confidence30 November 2031
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2031-11-30T23:59:59Z.
Stated term
99% confidence5 years
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The stated period runs from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2031.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceProvision of evidential breath test devices within custody.
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Process and contract title: "Evidential Breath Test Devices within Custody"; tender description: "The provision of Evidential Breath Test Devices".
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "goods".
Classifications
99% confidencePolice equipment (CPV 35200000); machines and apparatus for testing and measuring (CPV 38540000).
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Award item 1 lists these additional CPV classifications.
Delivery region
96% confidenceSouth Yorkshire (UKE3), United Kingdom
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Award item 1 lists delivery address region UKE3, GB.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1); no lot title or detailed lot description supplied.
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Tender data lists lot 1 only, with no title or description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective procedure
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Tender procurementMethod is "selective".
Award route
99% confidenceAward under framework
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Award under framework".
Framework reference
99% confidenceocds-h6vhtk-05fad5
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Related process with relationship "framework" identifies ocds-h6vhtk-05fad5.
Competition indicator
99% confidenceThe notice records competitive as false.
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Tender competitive field is false.
Bid and evaluation information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice.
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No bidder count, scores, ranking or evaluation narrative is included in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract term
99% confidence1 December 2026 to 30 November 2031
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Contract period startDate and endDate are explicitly stated.
Performance metrics
98% confidenceKPIs are included in the BLC framework; individual KPI details are not supplied.
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Contract field noAgreedMetricsRationale states: "KPIs included in the BLC framework".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceYes
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is true.
Extension options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or option terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
94% confidenceThe requirement was placed via an existing framework, indicating that prospective suppliers would need access to the relevant framework or a future replacement route.
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The procurement method detail states "Award under framework" and identifies related framework process ocds-h6vhtk-05fad5.
Contract scale
99% confidenceThe published net value is £177,000 over the stated five-year term.
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Contract 1 has a net value of £177,000 and runs from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2031.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and contract linkage
99% confidenceClear: one award and one contract are linked by award ID 1.
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Contract 1 records awardID 1; award 1 covers lot 1.
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified legal identity supplied.
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The supplier was verified by company-number match to LION LABORATORIES LIMITED, company number 01591869.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot title, description and standalone lot value are not supplied in the published notice.
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Lot 1 has no title, description or value in the supplied lot data.
Competition detail
99% confidenceInformation on participating suppliers, bid counts and evaluation is not supplied in the published notice.
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No such fields or narratives are present in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, tender prices, evaluation scores, award rationale and ranking.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: lot title, detailed lot scope, standalone lot value, pricing structure and extension terms.
- No procurement forecast can be inferred from the estimated late-2031 re-procurement horizon; it is calculated solely from the stated contract end date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
LION LABORATORIES LIMITEDSouth Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authorityevidential breath test devicescustody equipmentpolice equipmentpublic procurementframework award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the evidential breath test devices contract?
LION LABORATORIES LIMITED, verified under company number 01591869.
What is the contract value?
£177,000 excluding VAT, or £212,400 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
From 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2031.
How was the contract awarded?
It was awarded under a framework using a selective procedure.
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