AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
UK Research & Innovation awarded a specialist shipping requirement for delicate assemblies from the UK to the USA to Jack Lewin Associates Inc. The published contract record is active, was signed on 20 October 2026, and runs from 21 October 2026 to 31 January 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for lot 1. The contract value is USD 106,326.
Market significanceThis is a short-duration, below-threshold limited-competition freight transport agency services requirement supporting UK-to-US shipment of delicate assemblies.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Jack Lewin Associates Inc
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Not separately published at supplier level USD · Active award
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Award 1 identifies Jack Lewin Associates Inc as its supplier and relates to lot 1. The published USD 106,326 value is recorded on contract 1, not as a supplier-level award value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete / awarded
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Tender status is "complete" and the notice display status is "awarded".
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 signature
99% confidenceSigned 20 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-20.
Contract commencement
99% confidence21 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-21.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence106,326
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Contract 1 value amount and amountGross are both 106326, currency USD.
Currency
99% confidenceUSD
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Contract 1 value currency is USD.
Lot-level value
99% confidenceNot published
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Lot 1 has no value amount or currency in the published data.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published at 2026-10-20T10:24:16+01:00.
Contract signed
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-20.
Contract start
99% confidence21 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-21.
Contract end
99% confidence31 January 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-01-31T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceShipping services for delicate assemblies from the UK to the USA
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Published procurement description: "Shipping Services for delicate Assemblies from UK to USA".
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
Service classification
99% confidenceCPV 63521000 — Freight transport agency services
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Award item 1 lists CPV 63521000 with this description.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot recorded (lot 1)
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The tender and award data each identify lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is "limited".
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - limited competition".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot published
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Information on invitations, bids received, evaluation or scores is not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence21 October 2026 to 31 January 2027
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Contract 1 period records these start and end dates.
Extension options
99% confidenceNot published
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No extension or option terms are supplied in the published contract data.
Contract documentation
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Contract 1 documents include notice 098825-2026, described as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
99% confidenceA single active contract covers the single recorded lot
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One active award for lot 1 is linked to one active contract, contract 1.
International delivery profile
99% confidenceUK-to-USA specialist shipping
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The requirement explicitly concerns shipping delicate assemblies from the UK to the USA.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity handling
99% confidenceSource supplier name retained; Companies House verification not applicable
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Supplier identity status is "not_applicable"; the supplier is recorded with a US address and GB-PPON identifier. No verified Companies House name was supplied.
Published pricing granularity
99% confidenceOnly contract-level value is published
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Contract 1 has a USD value, while award and lot value fields are empty.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation results or award rationale is included in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, participating suppliers, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale and pricing breakdown.
- No lot title, lot description or lot-level value was published.
- No extension, option or renewal terms were published.
- The supplier is a US entity for which Companies House verification is not applicable; no separately verified legal name was supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
UKRI-7479 Specialist ShippingUK Research & InnovationJack Lewin Associates Incfreight transport agency servicesUK to USA shippingFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the UKRI-7479 Specialist Shipping contract?
Jack Lewin Associates Inc is listed as the supplier for active award 1.
What is the published contract value?
Contract 1 is valued at USD 106,326. A separate lot-level or supplier-level value was not published.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period runs from 21 October 2026 to 31 January 2027.
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.