AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) awarded a support-extension contract for a DDN Storage Appliance to BULL ADVANCED COMPUTING LIMITED. The contract was signed on 20 October 2026 and runs from 20 October 2026 to 30 March 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award covers lot 1. The published contract value is £27,181.18 excluding VAT (£32,617.42 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition maintenance-services procurement for data network equipment, with a short published contract term.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BULL ADVANCED COMPUTING LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £27,181.18 excluding VAT; £32,617.42 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award
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Award 1 names Bull Advanced Computing Ltd as supplier; supplier verification provides the legal name BULL ADVANCED COMPUTING LIMITED. The value is published for contract 1 associated with award 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published notice metadata describes the record as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is recorded as complete.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is active.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is active.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 20 October 2026
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Contract 1 includes dateSigned: 2026-10-20.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£27,181.18
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Contract 1 value.amount is 27181.18 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£32,617.42
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 32617.42 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-20.
Contract start
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-20.
Contract end
99% confidence30 March 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-03-30.
Notice published
99% confidence21 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published at 2026-10-21T14:32:08+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupport extension for a DDN Storage Appliance
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The tender and contract title/description state: UKRI-6318 DDN Storage Appliance: Support extension contract.
Procurement category
98% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.
Classification
99% confidenceMaintenance of data network equipment (CPV 50312310)
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Award item 1 gives CPV 50312310.
Delivery geography
97% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item delivery address is recorded at UK level.
Lot
98% confidenceLot 1; no published lot title or description
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Award 1 and contract 1 relate to lot 1; the lot record has no title or description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is limited.
Procedure 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% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results not supplied in the published notice
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No bid-count, scoring, ranking or evaluation fields are provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence20 October 2026 to 30 March 2027
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Contract period startDate and endDate are published in contract 1.
Published duration
95% confidenceApproximately 161 days
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Calculated from the published contract start and end dates.
Extension or renewal provisions
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No extension or renewal terms are provided.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
99% confidenceA single published contract is linked to one active award and lot 1
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Contract 1 references award 1; award 1 references lot 1 and one supplier.
Value interpretation
97% confidenceThe published contract-level value is attributable to the sole award and supplier in this record
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Contract 1 is linked only to award 1, which names one supplier and relates to lot 1.
Market route
99% confidenceThe buyer used a below-threshold limited-competition route
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Published procurement method details state Below threshold - limited competition.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published contract evidence
96% confidenceStrong
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The notice supplies active award and contract records, signature date, dates, values, supplier, CPV classification and procedure details.
Unpublished competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, participant list beyond the awardee, evaluation rationale or scores are provided.
Unpublished lot detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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Lot 1 has no title, description or separate value.
Extension information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No option, extension or renewal terms are included.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not provide a lot title, lot description or separately allocated lot value for lot 1.
- The published notice does not provide bid counts, bidder identities, evaluation scores, award rationale or pricing breakdowns.
- The published notice does not state extension options, renewal provisions or a successor procurement plan.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
UKRIBULL ADVANCED COMPUTING LIMITEDDDN Storage Appliancesupport extensiondata network equipment maintenancelimited competitionFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the UKRI DDN Storage Appliance support-extension contract?
BULL ADVANCED COMPUTING LIMITED, verified against company number 04691604.
What is the contract value?
£27,181.18 excluding VAT, or £32,617.42 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
From 20 October 2026 to 30 March 2027.
What procedure was used?
Below-threshold limited competition.
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