AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
UK Research and Innovation has concluded a direct, below-threshold maintenance-services contract for research instruments with LABLOGIC SYSTEMS LIMITED. The contract record states that it was signed on 16 October 2026 and runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for LABLOGIC SYSTEMS LIMITED.
Market significanceThis is a single-supplier, below-threshold direct award for repair and maintenance services, with a stated gross contract value of £16,397.92.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
LABLOGIC SYSTEMS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared contract value: £16,397.92 gross (£13,664.93 excluding VAT); the notice records one supplier and does not publish a separate award-level value. GBP · Verified supplier; active award
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Verified company name and number 02062398 are supplied for award 1. Award 1 names LABLOGIC SYSTEMS LIMITED and contract 1 is linked to award 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process notice_type and contract document description.
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete"; process source_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 signature
99% confidenceSigned on 16 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-16T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period
99% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£13,664.93
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Contract 1 value amount is 13664.93 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£16,397.92
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Contract 1 value amountGross is 16397.92 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceThe published contract value is linked to contract 1 and award 1; no separate lot value is published.
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Contract 1 has a value; lot 1 value_amount is null and award-level value is null.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned.
Notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Process published_at and document datePublished.
Contract start
99% confidence1 November 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate.
Contract end
99% confidence31 October 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceMaintenance services for research instruments
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Process description states that UK Research & Innovation requires maintenance services for research instruments.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
CPV classification
99% confidence50000000 — Repair and maintenance services
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Award item 1 additionalClassifications.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1); no lot title or detailed description supplied.
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Tender lots contains lot 1; lot title and description are null.
Delivery geography
97% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item deliveryAddresses specifies region UK and country GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails.
Stated rationale for no competition
97% confidenceThe notice states that only a particular supplier can supply the services.
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Process description.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo bid count, bidder list, evaluation results or scoring information supplied in the published notice.
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No such fields are present in the supplied notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence12 months, from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown; no extension or renewal option is supplied.
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No extension or renewal fields are present in the supplied contract data.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false; tender procedure detail also says below threshold.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market route
97% confidenceThe buyer used a direct, below-threshold route rather than a competition, citing the availability of only one supplier able to provide the services.
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Tender procurementMethod, procurementMethodDetails and description.
Commercial scale
99% confidenceThe published gross value is £16,397.92 for the stated 12-month term.
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Contract 1 gross value and period.
Pricing detail
99% confidenceNo pricing schedule, unit rates, service-level terms or cost breakdown is supplied.
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The supplied record contains aggregate contract values only.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and contract linkage
99% confidenceClear: one active award, one verified supplier and one active contract are linked by award ID 1.
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Award 1, supplier record, and contract 1 awardID are all 1.
Value presentation
99% confidenceThe gross and excluding-VAT values are published at contract level, while award and lot values are not separately supplied.
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Contract 1 value is populated; award value_amount and lot value_amount are null.
Published detail limitation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes a lot title, detailed scope, tender deadline, award date, bid data, evaluation information, pricing breakdown, and extension or renewal terms.
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Relevant supplied fields are null or absent.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No individual lot value, award-level value, detailed lot title or lot description is published.
- No tender deadline, award decision date, bid count, bidder information, evaluation results or scoring is published.
- No extension, renewal option, pricing schedule, service-level terms or detailed cost breakdown is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
UK Research and InnovationLABLOGIC SYSTEMS LIMITEDmaintenance servicesresearch instrumentsdirect awardrepair and maintenance servicesCSP27931
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the CSP27931 maintenance services contract?
LABLOGIC SYSTEMS LIMITED, verified under company number 02062398.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £13,664.93 excluding VAT and £16,397.92 including VAT.
Was the procurement competed?
No. The notice describes a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition and states that only a particular supplier could provide the services.
When does the contract run?
The contract record states a start date of 1 November 2026 and an end date of 31 October 2027.
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