Lockable cabinet system and locking assembly therefor

A lockable cabinet system comprising:

• a cabinet;
• a door movably connected to the cabinet for opening and closing the cabinet, the door comprising a strike;
• and
• a locking assembly mounted on the cabinet and configured for selectively locking and unlocking the door by engagement with the strike when the door is closed, the locking assembly comprising:
• a base configured to mount on the lockable cabinet system;
• and
• an electronic lock configured to be selectively actuated to lock and unlock the lockable cabinet system;
• wherein the electronic lock is releasably fixable in relation to the base at a plurality of spaced apart positions;
• wherein the locking assembly further comprises a support bracket releasably attachable to the base at a plurality of spaced apart positions along a first axis with respect to the base, the electronic lock being releasably attachable to the support bracket at a plurality of spaced apart positions along a second axis with respect to the support bracket, the second axis being transverse to the first axis,
• wherein the support bracket comprises a central cradle portion and opposite first and second flanges extending outward from the central cradle portion in opposing directions, each of the first and second flanges defining one or more first mounting slots extending lengthwise along the first axis, wherein the central cradle portion includes a planar segment parallel to the first and second flanges and offset from the first and second flanges along a third axis transverse to the first axis and the second axis;
• wherein the locking assembly further comprises a retention plate and a one-piece release bar supported by the retention plate and configured to override the electronic lock.