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Published 15 Aug 2025, 16:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

AF145 Service Contract for Biosafety Cabinets and Fume Hoods

Official notice

Authority: Liverpool School Of Tropical Medicine (Education)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableMax 1 lot to bidMax 1 lot per supplier
Published estimate£214,904total for 2 lots · £214,904 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 16 Sept 2025
Lots 2max 1 won per supplier · max 1 to bid
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Oct 2028 · up to 30 Oct 2029 with extensions · starts 31 Oct 2025

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The purpose of this project is to find a provider to provide a service contract for our safety cabinets and fume hoods at LSTM. The tender will be divided into 2 lots. Lot 1 Safety Cabinets and Lot 2 Fume Hoods, providers can be for either 1 lot or both lots.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

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CPV: Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£214,904 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 1 and win at most 1 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Biosafety CabinetsRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£144,000

Servicing of safety cabinets (scope in the tender document)

Contract period: 31 Oct 2025 – 30 Oct 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 30 Oct 2029 with extensionsValue: £144,000 exc. VAT · £144,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: can be extended for a further year
Lot #2Fume HoodsRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£70,904

Servicing of Fume Hoods (scope in tender docs)

Contract period: 31 Oct 2025 – 30 Oct 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 30 Oct 2029 with extensionsValue: £70,904 exc. VAT · £70,904 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: can be extended for a further year

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 · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Criterion 2: 60%
  • Criterion 1: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Criterion 1
  • Criterion 2
Lot distribution rule: can bid for either one lot or both lots, each lot will be awarded separately
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
15 Aug 2025, 16:05 BST
Last source update
15 Aug 2025, 16:05 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 10 Oct 2025
Authority reference
AF145
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049253
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment
Delivery area
North West (UKD72)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05893a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
16 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Clarification deadline
5 Sept 2025, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Lot 1 - To respond to this opportunity, please click here: www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/6QAD7U72FD ↗

Lot 2 - To respond to this opportunity, please click here: www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/M3Q6E753X9 ↗

Timeline

15 Aug 2025 → 31 Oct 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    15 Aug 2025, 16:05 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    5 Sept 2025, 16:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    16 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by376 days ago
    10 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts356 days ago
    31 Oct 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    15 Aug 2025, 16:05 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

AF145 Service Contract for Biosafety Cabinets and Fume Hoods

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PDZC-7999-ZGYT Pembroke Place, Liverpool, North West, L3 5QAContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender