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250104 - Contract for Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance of a High-Speed 2D Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) System

Official notice

Authority: Queen's University Belfast (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Published estimate £1,000,000≈ £1.0m / year · £1,200,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 12 May 2025
Contract term 1 yrup to 5 yrs with extensions · starts 16 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Queen’s University Belfast wishes to procure a High Speed 2D Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) System for use including biomedical, wind tunnel and water flume applications. Future system requirements will include the purchase of additional cameras, stereoscopic (micro and macro) PIV measurements, and volumetric PIV measurements with and without fluid structure interaction measurements.

  • No preliminary market engagement: N/A - none conducted

CPV: Industrial lasers · Lasers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 0001AwardedRenewal 1 yrPublished valueAED 1,000,000
Contract period: 16 Jun 2025 — 17 Jun 2026 (1 yr) · up to 5 yrs with extensionsDelivery: Northern Ireland
Value
AED 1,000,000 exc. VAT · AED 1,200,000 inc. VAT
Extensions
12 months warranty, maintenance, and the purchase of any associated consumables, cameras & ancillary items included with options to extend for a further 48 months or until the end of useable life of the equipment.
38636100 Lasers38636110 Industrial lasers

What it takes to win

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Simple description — Mandatory Technical Requirements - Pass / Fail Desirable Technical Characteristics - 41% Qualitative Requirements - 5% Sustainable Procurement - 2% Energy Consumption - 2% Price - 50%
  • Simple description — Mandatory Technical Requirements - Pass / Fail Desirable Technical Characteristics - 41% Qualitative Requirements - 5% Sustainable Procurement - 2% Energy Consumption - 2% Price - 50%

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
20 Aug 2025, 15:13 BST
Last source update
20 Aug 2025, 15:13 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end — 28 May 2025, 00:59 BST
Authority reference
250104
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Industrial lasersLasers
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050540 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
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Submission deadline
12 May 2025, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
8 May 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
in-tendhost.co.uk/queensuniversitybelf… ↗ Suppliers wishing to express an interest in this tender must register at this address and download the documentation

Timeline

6 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice published
    17 Apr 2025, 20:54 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    8 May 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    12 May 2025, 17:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    28 May 2025, 00:59 BST
  5. Contract starts
    16 Jun 2025, 01:00 BST
  6. Latest notice published395 days ago
    20 Aug 2025, 15:13 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Contracts signed 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—5 Aug 2025Cancelled

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · supplier not published

    Signed
    date not published
    Value
    —
    Status
    cancelled

Notice history

7 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Apr 2025
  1. Procurement termination notice published
    20 Aug 2025, 15:13 BSTUK12
  2. Published value updated
    20 Aug 2025, 15:13 BSTwas £1,000,000
  3. Status changed to complete
    20 Aug 2025, 15:13 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    20 Aug 2025, 15:13 BST
  5. Deadline withdrawn
    20 Aug 2025, 15:13 BST
  6. Buyer details updated
    20 Aug 2025, 15:13 BST
  7. Tender notice published
    17 Apr 2025, 20:54 BSTUK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Queen's University Belfast

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-NIC: 101788 University Rd, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 1NN [email protected]
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Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsSuppliers wishing to express an interest in this tender must register at this address and download the documentation
  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
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