AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Coventry University has signed an active direct-award contract with CUSTOM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED for Salto access-control equipment, software support and reactive maintenance. The stated term is 9 September 2026 to 8 September 2028, structured as 1+1 years.
Published outcomeOne active award and associated signed contract are recorded for CUSTOM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED. The contract value is estimated rather than guaranteed.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, non-competitive access-control services engagement with an estimated value of £60,000 excluding VAT (£72,000 including VAT) across the stated maximum term.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CUSTOM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £60,000 excluding VAT; £72,000 including VAT (estimated contract value) GBP · Active award and signed active contract
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Award 1 names Custom Technology Solutions Ltd as supplier; supplier verification provides the legal name CUSTOM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED. Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and states £60,000 net and £72,000 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The published document is described as a "Contract details notice on Find a Tender" (UK7).
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active" and is linked to lot 1.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive and signed
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Contract 1 has status "active" and an explicit dateSigned of 2026-09-09.
Procurement status
97% confidenceComplete
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Tender and lot 1 are marked "complete" in the source data.
VALUES
Published values explained
Estimated contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£60,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 60000 GBP. The tender description says the stated value is an estimate and not guaranteed or final spend.
Estimated contract value including VAT
99% confidence£72,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 72000 GBP; the description qualifies the contract value as estimated.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence9 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-09.
Contract start
99% confidence9 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-09.
Initial-year end
97% confidence8 September 2027
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The renewal description states "Y1 - 09/09/2026 - 08/09/2027".
Stated contract end
99% confidence8 September 2028
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2028-09-08; the renewal description states year 2 ends on 08/09/2028.
Notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published at 2026-10-20T10:31:36+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSalto access-control equipment, software support and reactive maintenance services
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Tender description specifies provision of Salto access control equipment, software support and reactive maintenance for Coventry University Group.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
CPV classification
98% confidence50711000 — Repair and maintenance services of electrical building installations
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Award item 1 lists CPV 50711000.
Delivery geography
93% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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The award item delivery address is recorded at UK level.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Competition approach
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - without competition" and the contract is marked aboveThreshold false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term structure
99% confidence1+1 years
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The description and renewal field state an initial one-year term with an option for one further year.
Renewal provision
99% confidenceExtension option of up to one further year
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The tender description states that the contract may be extended for up to one further year; contract.hasRenewal is true.
Maximum stated period
98% confidence9 September 2026 to 8 September 2028
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Contract period records these start and end dates, with maxExtentDate of 9 September 2028.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Spend certainty
99% confidenceEstimated value only; expenditure is variable
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The tender description says the value is an estimate, is not guaranteed or final spend, and depends on services required and delivered, including any extension period.
Route-to-market observation
99% confidenceThe engagement was awarded without competition under a below-threshold direct procedure.
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The procurement method details explicitly state "Below threshold - without competition".
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified legal supplier identity
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The source supplier name was exact-name matched to active company number 03147562; no name mismatch or address-like supplier value was flagged.
Award-to-contract linkage
99% confidenceClear
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Contract 1 explicitly references awardID 1, and award 1 identifies a single supplier and lot.
Published information coverage
99% confidenceSome procurement and pricing detail is not supplied in the published notice.
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The source contains no bid count, tender dates, award date, evaluation results, lot title, individual lot value or pricing breakdown.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award decision date is supplied.
- Information on bidder numbers, alternative suppliers, evaluation criteria, scoring and reasons for award is not supplied in the published notice.
- No lot title, lot description or individual lot value is supplied; the contract value is reported at contract level.
- No pricing schedule, rate card or spend-to-date figure is supplied.
- The stated value is expressly an estimate rather than guaranteed or final expenditure.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Coventry UniversityCUSTOM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LIMITEDSalto access controlaccess control maintenancereactive maintenancedirect award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Coventry University Salto access control contract?
CUSTOM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED is the verified legal supplier linked to the active award and signed contract.
What is the stated contract value?
The contract records an estimated £60,000 excluding VAT and £72,000 including VAT. The notice states that this is not guaranteed spend.
When does the contract run?
The stated period runs from 9 September 2026 to 8 September 2028, with a 1+1-year structure.
Was the contract competed?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition.
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