Official UK procurement notice
Autoclave 2024 · UK public procurement notice
Authority: University of Hertfordshire (Education)
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: East of England (UKH23)
Published estimate£360,000exc. VAT13.6% below first published estimate
Submissions closed 19 Sept 2024awarded 15 Apr 2026
Awarded to VFE Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Hertfordshire is conducting a tender exercise for the purchase delivery and installation of an autoclave on the University’s College Lane Campus in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, which you are hereby invited to tender for.
CPV: Autoclaves
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£360,000
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).
How bids were scored
- Price
Conditions of participation1
- Suitability
Details as listed in the tender documents
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 21 Apr 2026, 15:31 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Apr 2026, 15:31 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 19 Sept 2024 – …
- Authority reference
24039- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-036226- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049245Find a Tender
Contract terms
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
- Review procedure
Contact the University of Hertfordshire at the above address and contact details
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Sept 2024, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 19 Sept 2024, 17:00 BST
Timeline
19 Sept 2024 → 21 Apr 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline19 Sept 2024, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened19 Sept 2024, 17:00 BST
- Notice published188 days ago21 Apr 2026, 15:31 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £311,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Apr 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| VFE LimitedAutoclave | £311,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Autoclave · VFE Limited
- Signed
- 15 Apr 2026
- Value
- £311,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Crown Commercial ServicesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- VFE LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria