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Automatic Machine for Metallographic Sample Preparation

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Below threshold - open competition
Industrial machinery
UK
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Published value
£25,000
Submission deadline 24 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Health and Safety Executive: "Automatic Machine for Metallographic Sample Preparation". Published status: active. Published value: £25,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 24 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.
Contracting AuthorityHealth and Safety ExecutiveScope & CategoriesGOODS (1 lot)Submission Window
17d 10h left
24 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST
Submission Gateway
In-tend Electronic Procurement
in-tendhost.co.uk
Legal Basis & Regime2023/54 · Below threshold - open competitionEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£25,000
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Health and Safety Executive
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Published history for Health and Safety Executive. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
3.7Bids / Report
8.3% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
C.T. CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDTop vendor: 44.6% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 17 active published awards; 12 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
C.T. CONSTRUCTION LIMITED1 win£199,425
COATING SERVICES LIMITED1 win£87,500
Stone Technologies Limited Trading as Converge Technology Solutions1 win£65,817
BUILD 4 GROWTH LTD1 win£46,000
KINDLING VENTURES LTD.1 win£20,000
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityHealth and Safety Executive
Procedure methodBelow threshold - open competition
Procurement categorygoods
Statusactive
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNo
Legal basisUKPGA · 2023/54
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadline17 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST
Electronic submissionallowed
Submission languagesNot published
Published2 Sept 2026, 10:10 BST
Last source update2 Sept 2026, 10:10 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationIndustrial machinery
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06f022
How to participate
Open submission portal
Submission methodNot published
Electronic submissionallowed
Clarification deadline17 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST
Submission languagesNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
E-Sourcing Portal
In-tend Electronic Procurement
Open portal
Submission instructions
All tender documents are available via the HSE In-Tend supplier e-procurement portal. All responses and requests for clarification must be submitted via the portal. Registration is free of charge and can be completed via the following link: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hse
What is being bought
The Science, Engineering and Analysis Division (SEAD) of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) invites competitive quotations for the supply of the following item to their Laboratory located at Harpur Hill, Buxton SK17 9JN: 1 x Benchtop automatic grinding/polishing machine for metallographic sample preparation
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Published value updated to £25,000
    2 Sept 2026, 10:10 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    2 Sept 2026, 10:10 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    2 Sept 2026, 10:10 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to 24 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST
    2 Sept 2026, 10:10 BST
  5. Buyer information updated
    2 Sept 2026, 10:10 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    active
    Published value£25,000
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract period31 Mar 2027, 00:00 BST — 31 Mar 2027, 23:59 BST
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    2 Sept 2026, 10:10 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    24 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Health and Safety Executive

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PBXM-4389-TXVZ
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  • Health and Safety Executive
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PBXM-4389-TXVZ
    Redgrave Court, Merton Road, Bootle, Merseyside, Liverpool, UKD73, L20 7HS, GB
    tenders@hse.gov.uk
Documents (1)
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