AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
UK Research and Innovation awarded a direct, below-threshold contract to ZOT ENGINEERING LIMITED for PCB manufacture for a power pigtail. The published contract record states that it was signed on 19 October 2026 and runs from 21 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract are recorded for ZOT ENGINEERING LIMITED.
Market significanceThis is a small, single-supplier direct award for specialist PCB manufacturing, published as a contract details notice rather than a competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ZOT ENGINEERING LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £13,797 excluding VAT; £16,556.40 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-SC057167. Supplier verification confirms ZOT ENGINEERING LIMITED, company number SC057167. Contract 1 linked to award 1 states net amount £13,797 and gross amount £16,556.40.
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 both state "Contract details notice on Find a Tender".
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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The tender status is "complete".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 19 October 2026
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Contract 1 gives dateSigned as 2026-10-19.
Contract period
99% confidence21 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period gives startDate 2026-10-21 and endDate 2027-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£13,797
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Contract 1 value.amount is 13797 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£16,556.40
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 16556.4 GBP.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 states aboveThreshold: false; tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-19.
Notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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The notice and contract document give publication date 2026-10-20T15:05:43+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence21 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-21.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-03-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidencePCB manufacture for a power pigtail
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Process title is "CSP26885 - PCB Manufacture for Power Pigtail" and description states UK Research & Innovation requires PCB manufacturing.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (Lot 1)
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Tender lists Lot 1; award 1 and contract 1 are linked to award/lot 1.
Published classification
98% confidenceCPV 51430000 — Installation services of laboratory equipment
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The award item lists CPV 51430000 with this description.
Delivery geography
97% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item delivery address specifies region UK and country GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
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".
Stated rationale
96% confidenceThe buyer states that only a particular supplier could supply the goods needed.
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Published description says the procurement is being concluded without competition because only a particular supplier can supply the goods needed.
Competition data
99% confidenceBidder count and evaluation information not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, tender responses, scoring, or evaluation information is present in the supplied record.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence21 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period specifies these dates.
Contract value
99% confidence£13,797 excluding VAT; £16,556.40 including VAT
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Contract 1 value provides amount and amountGross in GBP.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No extension or renewal option is included in the supplied contract data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
98% confidenceA single verified SME supplier received the only published award for the single lot.
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One lot, one award, and one supplier are listed in the supplied record.
Route to market
99% confidenceThe requirement was placed directly without competition under a below-threshold procedure.
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Tender method is direct and method details state "Below threshold - without competition".
Value attribution
98% confidenceThe full published contract value is linked to the sole award and supplier.
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1, which names only ZOT ENGINEERING LIMITED.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Publication basis
99% confidenceThis is a post-award contract details notice, not a call for competition.
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The published description expressly states this; the notice has award and contract tags.
Published information gaps
98% confidenceLot title, detailed technical specification, bid count, evaluation details, pricing breakdown and extension terms are not supplied in the published notice.
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied tender, lot, award and contract data.
Classification consistency
98% confidenceThe title and description refer to PCB manufacture, while the published CPV is installation services of laboratory equipment.
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Process title/description describe PCB manufacturing; award item lists CPV 51430000.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
- The notice does not provide bidder numbers, evaluation methodology, scores, detailed justification, or supplier selection evidence beyond the stated single-supplier rationale.
- No extension, renewal, pricing breakdown or detailed technical specification is supplied.
- The published CPV describes laboratory-equipment installation services, which does not clearly align with the PCB-manufacturing wording in the title and description.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
UK Research and InnovationUKRIZOT ENGINEERING LIMITEDPCB manufacturepower pigtaildirect awardFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the UKRI PCB manufacture contract?
ZOT ENGINEERING LIMITED, company number SC057167, received the sole published award.
What is the value of the contract?
The contract value is £13,797 excluding VAT and £16,556.40 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 21 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Was the opportunity competed?
No. The notice records a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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