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Official UK procurement notice

250134 Design, Supply, Delivery, Installation and ongoing Maintenance of an Autoclave for Composite Research

Official notice

Authority: Queen's University Belfast (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£730,000≈ £146k / year · £876,000 inc. VAT · 2 value updates
Submissions closed 29 Aug 2025
Next notice expected 12 Jun 2025
Contract term 5 yrsup to 15 yrs with extensions · starts 15 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Queen's University of Belfast wishes to procure a large (3m x 6m) autoclave for carrying out industrial research for composite processing. This autoclave will be used for conventional composites (carbon and glass fibre), natural fibre composites and thermoplastic composites including using high temperature polymers such as PEEK.

CPV: Autoclaves

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 0001AwardedRenewal 5 yrsPublished value£730,000
Contract period: 15 Oct 2025 — 15 Oct 2030 (5 yrs) · up to 15 yrs with extensions
Value
£730,000 exc. VAT · £876,000 inc. VAT
Extensions
options to extend maintenance beyond this period for a further period of up to 10 years or the end of useful life of the equipment.
33191110 Autoclaves

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Simple description — Full details of the award criteria and weightings are contained within the tender response pack. Mandatory Technical Requirements, Project Methodology, Support Services, Sustainable Procurement, Extended Warranty, Price

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
Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
19 Sept 2025, 16:40 BST
Last source update
19 Sept 2025, 16:40 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end — 1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Authority reference
250134
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Autoclaves
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05457d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
29 Aug 2025, 16:00 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… ↗

Timeline

7 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published
    9 Jun 2025, 15:35 BST
  2. Next notice expected
    12 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
  3. Tender notice published
    13 Jun 2025, 14:58 BST
  4. Submission deadline391 days ago
    29 Aug 2025, 16:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published370 days ago
    19 Sept 2025, 16:40 BST
  6. Award decision expected by358 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  7. Contract starts345 days ago
    15 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Contracts signed 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—11 Sept 2025CancelledFollowing the publication of a tender notice in respect of this contract, the Queen's has decided not to award the contract. Queen's will be reviewing the requirements and next steps and may retender for similar requirements in due course. For any queries please contact [email protected].

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · supplier not published

    Signed
    date not published
    Value
    —
    Period
    … — 15 Oct 2030
    Status
    cancelled

Notice history

19 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jun 2025
  1. Procurement termination notice published
    19 Sept 2025, 16:40 BSTUK12
  2. Published value updated
    19 Sept 2025, 16:40 BSTwas £730,000
  3. Status changed to complete
    19 Sept 2025, 16:40 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    19 Sept 2025, 16:40 BST
  5. Deadline withdrawn
    19 Sept 2025, 16:40 BST
  6. Buyer details updated
    19 Sept 2025, 16:40 BST
  7. Tender notice published
    22 Aug 2025, 10:02 BSTUK4
  8. Tender notice published
    28 Jul 2025, 14:44 BSTUK4
  9. Deadline moved to 29 Aug 2025, 16:00 BST
    28 Jul 2025, 14:44 BST+29 days · was 31 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
  10. Tender notice published
    4 Jul 2025, 09:03 BSTUK4
  11. Deadline moved to 31 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
    4 Jul 2025, 09:03 BST+23 days · was 8 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
  12. Tender notice published
    27 Jun 2025, 16:23 BSTUK4
  13. Deadline moved to 8 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
    27 Jun 2025, 16:23 BST+0 days · was 8 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
  14. Tender notice published
    13 Jun 2025, 14:58 BSTUK4
  15. Published value published: £730,000
    13 Jun 2025, 14:58 BST
  16. Status changed to active
    13 Jun 2025, 14:58 BST
  17. Procurement method changed
    13 Jun 2025, 14:58 BST
  18. Deadline published: 8 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
    13 Jun 2025, 14:58 BST
  19. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    9 Jun 2025, 15:35 BSTUK2
Published amendments (4)

The time of the tender submission deadline has been corrected to 16:00

The deadline for receipt of tenders has been extended until 31/07/2025 at 16:00

The deadline for receipt of tenders has been extended until 16:00 29/08/2025

The specification has been amended to reflect a response issued to a clarification request. The amended specification is available within the clarification log.

Routine re-releases (7)
  • 2025-07: 1 release · 4 Jul 2025
  • 2025-06: 3 releases · 9 Jun 2025 — 27 Jun 2025

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]

Official documents & specifications (9)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsSuppliers wishing to express an interest and participate 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
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender