PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

Hard drives

How to read contract values: notice stages, dates and worked examples

UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · published 15 Oct 2026. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release ID25a1168f-ed9f-4dea-8c93-191391ae079e-917580
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-c5478632-8b21-4d43-a1e3-0a254170fdd2
Buyer identifierGB-SRS-sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dXGP288m
Release typeawardUpdate
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

Values stay separate.

A tender estimate and an award value answer different questions. Neither is treated as cash paid.

Award value
£104,563
award field
Tender value
£80,561
tender field
Procurement method
Call-off from a framework agreement
Category
goods
CPV
44316400
Hardware
Delivery
Not stated
CB2 0QH
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

***This is an award notice, not a call for competition*** UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) had a requirement for the provision of hard drives. This procurement has been concluded via the Technology Products & Associated Services 2 (TePAS 2) framework with reference RM6098 . ***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This requirement has had a variation for additional funds linked to a Direct award against (TePAS 2) framework with reference RM6098. By amending this Call-Off Contract this will bring the total value of this Call-Off Contract to £104,562.80 excluding VAT.***

Tender statuscomplete
STAGE-DATE LEDGER

Reported dates, without an invented lifecycle.

The current projection contains one award release, not a verified chain of planning, tender, award, contract and modification records. Dates are shown in source-field order and are not silently repaired.

Source-date conflictAt least one reported end date precedes its corresponding start date. Check the official notice before using the schedule.
  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release15 Oct 2026
  2. 02Tender period startsTender-period field as published11 May 2026
  3. 03Tender period endsTender-period field as published10 May 2026End precedes start · verify
  4. 04Contract startsContract-period field as published11 May 2026
  5. 05Contract endsContract-period field as published31 Aug 2026
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

Published names and exact identifiers

A company profile appears only when this release carries a usable company number. Name-only suppliers remain name-only.

SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 15 Oct 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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