UKRI 6282 - Extreme Wifi AP License Renewal

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£824,052published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 17 Aug 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Convergence (Group Networks) Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provision of Extreme Wifi AP License Renewal

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

72261000 Software support services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
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: 19 Aug 2026, 08:26 BST
Last source update: 8 Oct 2026, 08:33 BST
Authority reference: UKRI 6282
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-094997
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e703 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: Disproportionate technical capability/additional deliveries

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Aug 2026

Transparency notice published
19 Aug 2026, 08:26 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
19 Aug 2026, 08:35 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
2 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
8 Oct 2026, 08:33 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £824,0521 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Oct 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Convergence (Group Networks) Ltd2 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2030	£824,052	17 Aug 2026	Awarded

Contracts

UKRI 6282 - Extreme Wifi AP License Renewal · Convergence (Group Networks) Ltd
Signed
1 Oct 2026
Value
£824,052
Period
2 Oct 2026 – 31 Aug 2030
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: N/A

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire, South West, SN2 1FLContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Convergence GroupAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PGLL-8668-BLNV Rhodium Central Boulevard, Blythe Valley Park,, Solihull, West Midlands, B90 8ASContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender8 Oct 2026, 08:33 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender19 Aug 2026, 08:35 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender19 Aug 2026, 08:26 BST