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Published 9 Sept 2026, 16:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

BD FACSDiscover S8 Spectral Cell Sorter with CellView Imaging Technology

Authority: University Of Edinburgh (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: Scotland (UKM75)
Awarded value £535,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 9 Sept 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Becton Dickinson UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

BD FACSDiscover S8 Spectral Cell Sorter with CellView Imaging Technology

CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The BD FACSDiscover S8 is currently the only spectral cell sorter identified by the University that combines spectral flow cytometry and cell sorting with CellView imaging...
The BD FACSDiscover S8 is currently the only spectral cell sorter identified by the University that combines spectral flow cytometry and cell sorting with CellView imaging technology. This camera free technology utilises laser waveforms to digitally render a 2D image of individual cells equivalent to between 10-20x magnification. The cellview imaging technology offers additional sorting parameters, based on cell morphology, that complement the standard fluorescence detection offered by spectral cell sorters The imaging capability is a specific technical requirement for the proposed research ap…
Delivery: Scotland
38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award — no call for competition
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
9 Sept 2026, 16:29 BST
Last source update
9 Sept 2026, 16:29 BST
Authority reference
NCA31156
Classification (CPV)
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f5fb
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification
After comprehensive market engagement competition is absent for technical reasons. No reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement. This notice is the final piece of due diligence prior to the award of the contract. Should a supplier detail their ability to meet the requirements, then the award will be halted.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:842623)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £535,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Sept 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Becton Dickinson UK Limited——Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University Of Edinburgh

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 1HT +44 1316502759
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Dispute resolution & review bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.