AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
UK Health Security Agency awarded ALLENTOWN UK LIMITED a direct, below-threshold contract to supply HEPA filtered cage changing stations for Chilton.
Published outcomeThe published contract record is active and states that it was signed on 21 September 2026.
Market significanceA small, direct goods procurement worth £22,905 excluding VAT (£27,486 including VAT) for laboratory equipment.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ALLENTOWN UK LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £22,905 excluding VAT; £27,486 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names Allentown UK Ltd as supplier; supplier verification identifies ALLENTOWN UK LIMITED (company number 05318228) by exact-name match. The contract linked to award 1 gives the stated total value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published document is described as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is “complete”; lot 1 status is “complete”.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is “active”.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is “active”.
Contract signed date
99% confidence21 September 2026
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Contract 1 provides dateSigned: 2026-09-21.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£22,905
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Contract 1 value.amount is 22905 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£27,486
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 27486 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceApplies to the single contract linked to award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; award 1 is linked only to lot 1 and names one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence21 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-21.
Contract start
99% confidence21 September 2026
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Contract period startDate is 2026-09-21.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract period endDate is 2027-03-31.
Notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-15.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidencePurchase of HEPA filtered cage changing stations for Chilton
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Procurement title and description state this requirement.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is “goods”.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 38000000 — Laboratory, optical and precision equipment (excluding glasses)
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Award item additional classification lists CPV 38000000.
Delivery geography
88% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item delivery address specifies GB / UK.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 1; no published lot title or description
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Award and contract are linked to lot 1; the lot record contains no title or description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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Tender procurementMethod is “direct”.
Competition basis
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - without competition”.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Bidder and evaluation information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, tenderer list, award criteria, scoring or evaluation narrative is included in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence21 September 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period gives these start and end dates.
Duration
95% confidenceApproximately 6 months and 10 days
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Calculated from the stated contract period, 21 September 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Extension or options
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No extension, option or renewal terms are present in the supplied contract data.
VAT treatment
99% confidenceBoth net and gross values are published
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Contract 1 includes amount (£22,905) and amountGross (£27,486).
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
99% confidenceThe buyer used a direct, below-threshold route without competition.
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Published procurement method and detail state “direct” and “Below threshold - without competition”.
Commercial scale
99% confidenceThe published net contract value is £22,905.
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Contract 1 value.amount is 22905 GBP.
Award rationale
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No rationale, evaluation narrative or supplier-selection explanation is included in the supplied data.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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An exact-name verification matched the published supplier to ALLENTOWN UK LIMITED, company number 05318228.
Value quality
98% confidenceClear contract-level net and gross values published
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Contract 1 supplies GBP amount and amountGross values and is linked to one award and one lot.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot title and description not supplied in the published notice
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Lot 1 has no title or description in the supplied data.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, scoring, criteria weighting or evaluation detail is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no published title or description beyond the overall procurement title and description.
- Information on bids, competing suppliers, evaluation criteria, scores and award rationale was not supplied in the published notice.
- No extension, option or renewal terms were supplied.
- Delivery is stated only at United Kingdom level; the supplied data does not provide a more specific delivery address.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
ALLENTOWN UK LIMITEDUK Health Security AgencyHEPA filtered cage changing stationsChiltonlaboratory equipment contractdirect procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the UKHSA HEPA filtered cage changing stations contract?
ALLENTOWN UK LIMITED, verified as company number 05318228. The published notice names the supplier as Allentown UK Ltd.
What is the value of the contract?
£22,905 excluding VAT and £27,486 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published period runs from 21 September 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Was the procurement competed?
The notice states it was a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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