AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
UK Research and Innovation awarded a below-threshold limited-competition contract for electrical hardware to UNDERWOODS ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED. The contract is recorded as active and signed on 16 October 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract are recorded for lot 1, with UNDERWOODS ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED as supplier.
Market significanceThis is a small, short-duration electrical hardware supply contract with a gross contract value of £16,162.22.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
UNDERWOODS ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £16,162.22 gross; £13,468.52 excluding VAT GBP · Active contract
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Verified supplier identity is UNDERWOODS ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED (company number 00544217). Award 1 names the supplier and relates to lot 1; associated contract 1 states the gross and net values.
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 describe the record as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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The tender status is recorded as complete.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status active.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is recorded with status active.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 16 October 2026
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Contract 1 includes dateSigned: 2026-10-16.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£13,468.52
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Contract 1 value.amount is 13468.52 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£16,162.22
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 16162.22 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceContract-level value associated with award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1, which relates to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-16.
Contract start
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-16.
Contract end
99% confidence15 January 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-01-15.
Notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published at 2026-10-19T14:10:25+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceElectrical hardware
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The process title and brief requirement description state Electrical Hardware.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is goods.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 44316400 — Hardware
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Award item 1 lists CPV 44316400, Hardware.
Delivery geography
98% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item 1 specifies a delivery address region of UK.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot recorded (lot 1)
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The tender and award record identify lot 1 only.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceBelow-threshold limited competition
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The procurement method is limited and procurementMethodDetails states Below threshold - limited competition.
Competition notice
99% confidenceNot a call for competition
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The published description explicitly states that this is a contract details notice, not a call for competition.
Bidder and evaluation information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence16 October 2026 to 15 January 2027
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Contract 1 period provides these start and end dates.
Duration
98% confidenceApproximately three months
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Calculated from the explicit contract dates of 16 October 2026 to 15 January 2027.
Extension or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Contract scale
98% confidenceSmall-value supply requirement
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The published gross contract value is £16,162.22 and the term is approximately three months.
Route to market
99% confidenceLimited competition rather than an open call
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The notice records a below-threshold limited competition procedure and says it is not a call for competition.
Published outcome
99% confidenceA single supplier received the recorded award for the sole recorded lot
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Award 1 names one supplier and relates to lot 1; no other awards are supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Notice timing
99% confidenceThe contract details notice was published after the recorded signature and start date.
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The contract was signed and started on 16 October 2026; the notice was published on 19 October 2026.
Award date
99% confidenceNot published
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Award 1 has no award date and no separate award decision date is supplied.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot 1 is recorded without a title, description or value; the contract-level value is linked through award 1.
Competition detail
99% confidenceBid count, bidder identities and evaluation results are not published.
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No separate award decision date is published.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, bidder identities, evaluation criteria, scores and reasons for award.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description, pricing breakdown or individual lot value.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
UK Research and InnovationUNDERWOODS ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS LIMITEDelectrical hardwarehardwareUKRI contractlimited competitionFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the UKRI electrical hardware contract?
UNDERWOODS ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED won award 1 for lot 1.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £13,468.52 excluding VAT and £16,162.22 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The contract is recorded from 16 October 2026 to 15 January 2027.
What procedure was used?
The notice records a below-threshold limited competition procedure.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.