Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Access Control Readers
Authority: The National Archives (Central government)
Sectors: Industrial machinery (42) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Awarded value£31,112published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 24 Feb 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Universal Smart Cards Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo supply Gov Pass approved HID access pass readers for The National Archives' Kew site, replacing existing end-of-life readers.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 Feb 2025, 11:58 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Feb 2025, 11:58 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007140- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e7bfFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published25 Feb 2025, 11:58 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £31,1121 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Feb 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universal Smart Cards LimitedSME | £31,112 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Universal Smart Cards LimitedSME
- Signed
- 24 Feb 2025
- Value
- £31,112
- Period
- 25 Feb 2025 – 31 Mar 2025
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Universal Smart Cards LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender