AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
UK Research and Innovation awarded R-COM CONSULTING LIMITED a contract for storage licences following a below-threshold limited competition. The contract is recorded as active and signed.
Published outcomeOne supplier, R-COM CONSULTING LIMITED, received award 1 for lot 1.
Market significanceThe published contract value is £27,500 excluding VAT (£33,000 including VAT) for a one-year storage-licensing supply arrangement.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
R-COM CONSULTING LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £27,500 excluding VAT; £33,000 including VAT (contract total) GBP · Verified legal supplier; award and contract active
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The supplier is identified in award 1 and contract 1 is linked to award 1. Supplier verification matched Companies House number 03879947 and legal name R-COM CONSULTING LIMITED. The contract value is published at contract level.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published document 096831-2026 is described as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
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% confidence5 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-05.
Contract start
99% confidence6 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-06.
Contract end
99% confidence5 October 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-10-05.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£27,500
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Contract 1 value.amount is 27500 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£33,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 33000 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidencePublished at contract level for award 1 / lot 1
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1, which relates to lot 1; no separate lot value is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence5 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-05.
Contract period
99% confidence6 October 2026 to 5 October 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
Notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Notice 096831-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-14.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply of storage licences
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The notice description states that UKRI had a requirement for the supply of storage licences.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is 'goods'.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 48000000 — Software package and information systems
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Award item 1 carries additional classification CPV 48000000.
Delivery coverage
97% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item 1 delivery address is region UK, country GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited competition
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The tender procurementMethod is 'limited' and the description says it followed a limited competition procurement exercise.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is 'Below threshold - limited competition'.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of invited suppliers and bids received unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidenceOne year
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The stated period runs from 6 October 2026 to 5 October 2027.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Pricing structure and licence quantities
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceSingle-supplier award for a storage-licensing requirement
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Award 1 names one supplier and relates to lot 1; the notice describes storage licences.
Route to market
99% confidenceBelow-threshold limited competition
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The published procurement method detail is 'Below threshold - limited competition'.
Published spend scale
99% confidence£27,500 excluding VAT over the stated one-year term
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Contract 1 value.amount is £27,500 and its published period is 6 October 2026 to 5 October 2027.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award date
99% confidenceNot published
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Award 1 has no award_date and no award decision date is provided elsewhere.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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Lot 1 is identified but its title, description and value fields are not populated.
Evaluation detail
99% confidenceNot published
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Information on bid evaluation, scores and award rationale is not supplied in the published notice.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe published values are contract-level values linked to the sole award and lot; no pricing breakdown is provided
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1, while the notice provides no itemised pricing or lot-level value.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award decision date is not supplied.
- The notice does not publish bid counts, invited suppliers, evaluation scores or detailed award rationale.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
- No licence volumes, product specification, pricing breakdown, extension provisions or renewal options are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
UK Research and InnovationUKRIR-COM CONSULTING LIMITEDstorage licencessoftware licenceslimited competitionFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the UKRI storage licences contract?
R-COM CONSULTING LIMITED won award 1 for lot 1.
What is the contract value?
The contract value is £27,500 excluding VAT and £33,000 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period runs from 6 October 2026 to 5 October 2027.
What procurement route was used?
UKRI recorded a below-threshold limited competition procurement.
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