AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
UK Research and Innovation has concluded a limited-competition procurement for a smart locker system to store, recharge and manage dosimeters and RFID tags. The contract was signed with ILOCKERZ LTD on 13 October 2026.
Published outcomeAward 1 is active and names ILOCKERZ LTD as the supplier for lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold goods contract with a gross contract value of £14,954.16 and a three-month stated term.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ILOCKERZ LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £14,954.16 gross (£12,461.80 excluding VAT) GBP · Active award; active contract
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Award 1 identifies supplier iLockerz Ltd, verified as ILOCKERZ LTD (company number 08241739). Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and states gross value £14,954.16 and net value £12,461.80.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice
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The published notice is described as a "Contract details notice on Find a Tender" and its release tags are award and contract.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete"; the process display status is "awarded".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive; signed
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Contract 1 has status "active" and dateSigned is 2026-10-13.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£12,461.80
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Contract 1 value.amount is 12461.8 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£14,954.16
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 14954.16 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceContract-level value linked to award 1 / lot 1
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; award 1 relates to lot 1. No separate lot-value breakdown is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-13.
Contract start
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-13T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence13 January 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-01-13T23:59:59Z.
Notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published at 2026-10-14T10:41:25+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSmart locker system for securely storing, recharging and managing dosimeters and RFID tags
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The procurement description states this requirement.
Main procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "goods".
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne reported lot (lot 1)
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Tender and award data list lot 1 only.
Classification
98% confidenceCPV 38000000 — Laboratory, optical and precision equipment (excluding glasses)
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Award item additional classification is CPV 38000000.
Delivery geography
98% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item delivery address is region UK, country GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceBelow-threshold limited competition
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The tender procurementMethod is "limited" and procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - limited competition".
Competition stage
99% confidenceProcurement concluded following a limited competition exercise
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The notice description explicitly states that the procurement is being concluded following a limited competition procurement exercise.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence13 October 2026 to 13 January 2027
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Contract 1 period starts on 2026-10-13 and ends on 2027-01-13.
Stated duration
98% confidenceApproximately three months
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Calculated from the explicit contract start and end dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial scale
99% confidenceSmall below-threshold goods procurement
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The contract is marked aboveThreshold false and has a gross value of £14,954.16.
Route-to-market signal
99% confidenceSupplier access was through limited competition rather than an open call
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The notice states it is not a call for competition and says the procurement followed a limited competition exercise.
Pricing detail
99% confidenceOnly total net and gross contract values are published
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Contract data provides amount and amountGross but no unit prices or pricing schedule.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier verification
99% confidenceVerified legal supplier identity
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The supplied verification workflow completed an exact-name match to ILOCKERZ LTD, company number 08241739.
Award-date publication
99% confidenceAward decision date not separately supplied
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Award 1 has no award_date; the contract signature and notice publication dates are available.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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Lot 1 is listed with status complete but its title, description and value fields are null.
Competition detail
99% confidenceBidder count, evaluation and scoring information not supplied
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published data does not provide a separate award decision date.
- The published data does not state how many suppliers competed, their identities, bid prices, evaluation scores or reasons for selection.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value; the reported value is held at contract level.
- No extension, renewal, pricing schedule, payment terms or detailed implementation milestones are supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
ILOCKERZ LTDUK Research and InnovationUKRICSP27915smart locker systemdosimetersRFID tagslimited competitionpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the CSP27915 smart locker system contract?
ILOCKERZ LTD was named supplier for award 1, covering lot 1.
What is the value of the UKRI smart locker system contract?
The published contract value is £12,461.80 excluding VAT and £14,954.16 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The stated contract period runs from 13 October 2026 to 13 January 2027.
How was the procurement conducted?
It was a below-threshold limited competition procurement exercise.
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