Official UK procurement notice
250206 - Contract for the Supply, Delivery (unloaded and positioned at the point of use), Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance of an Anaerobic Single Cell Microbial Isolation Platform
Authority: Queen's University Belfast (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe goal of this procurement is to acquire a Single Cell Microbial Isolation Platform operable within a Coy anaerobic chamber, enabling the isolation of strict anaerobic bacteria without compromising viability.
The supplier must demonstrate the successful operation of this Single Cell Microbial Isolation Platform model in an identical chamber, ensuring proven compatibility.
Desired outcomes are to increase throughput, precision, and reproducibility in anaerobic bacterial sorting, supporting advanced research in microbial ecology, synthetic biology, and clinical microbiology. With this equipment, we will be able to anaerobically sort and study both known and previously uncultured rumen bacteria, saving time and costs in the long run of isolating novel strains, and opening new opportunities to discover effective microbial candidates for reducing methane emissions.
The execution of this tender & contract will be solely dependent on grant funding being received, which is estimated to be confirmed in November 2025.
No award will be made, or orders issued, until the grant funding has been confirmed. If grant funding is not secured, the market will be notified, and this procurement exercise will be stood down.
Please note it may be a requirement of the funding body associated with this procurement that delivery and invoicing take place by 31st March 2026. Where this is the case, the successful Supplier will be asked to confirm their ability to meet the required deadline prior to the award of the Contract being confirmed.
Where the 1st-ranked Supplier is unable to meet the deadline, their Tender Response will be rejected, and the 2nd-ranked Supplier will be asked to confirm their ability to meet the deadline and so on until a Supplier can confirm that the date can be met.
Time is of the essence when it comes to the delivery and invoicing of equipment within stipulated deadlines.
CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) · Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£250,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Simple description: Mandatory Technical Requirements Pass /Fail Qualitative Requirements 5% Sustainable Procurement 5% Price 90%
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
- Awarded
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Oct 2025, 09:29 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Jan 2026, 10:27 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 24 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
250206- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-062808- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a92bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Nov 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Oct 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Suppliers wishing to express an interest in this tender must register at this address and download the documentation
Timeline
7 Oct 2025 → 12 Jan 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published380 days ago7 Oct 2025, 09:29 BST
- Tender notice published380 days ago7 Oct 2025, 11:33 BST
- Next notice expected379 days ago8 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by360 days ago27 Oct 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Submission deadline353 days ago3 Nov 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by332 days ago24 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts319 days ago8 Dec 2025
- Assessment summaries sent305 days ago22 Dec 2025
- Standstill ends289 days ago6 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published283 days ago12 Jan 2026, 10:27 GMT
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Oct 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published7 Oct 2025, 09:29 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published7 Oct 2025, 11:33 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £250,0007 Oct 2025, 11:33 BST
- Status changed to active7 Oct 2025, 11:33 BST
- Procurement method changed7 Oct 2025, 11:33 BST
- Deadline published: 3 Nov 2025, 16:00 GMT7 Oct 2025, 11:33 BST
- Contract award notice published22 Dec 2025, 19:06 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete22 Dec 2025, 19:06 GMT
- Contract signature expected7 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published12 Jan 2026, 10:27 GMTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-10: 1 release · 7 Oct 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scienion UK Ltd12 Jan 2026 – 12 Jan 2026 · up to 12 Jan 2031Extensions: Options are available to extend for a further 60 months or until the end of the equipment's usable life. including the purchase of any associated consumables & ancillary items · Options: The Right to additional purchases while the contact is valid | £360,000 inc. VAT | 22 Dec 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
250206 Contract for the Supply, Delivery (unloaded and positioned at the point of use), Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance of an Anaerobic Single Cell Microbial Isolation Platform · Scienion UK Ltd
- Signed
- 12 Jan 2026
- Value
- £360,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 12 Jan 2026 – 12 Jan 2026 · up to 12 Jan 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Options are available to extend for a further 60 months or until the end of the equipment's usable life. including the purchase of any associated consumables & ancillary items
- Options
- The Right to additional purchases while the contact is valid
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Scienion UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Suppliers wishing to express an interest in this tender must register at this address and download the documentation
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender