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Official UK procurement notice

Benchtop NMR Spectrometer · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University of Bath (Education)

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Published estimate£130,000≈ £43k / year · £130,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 31 Mar 2025awarded 2 Jul 2025
Awarded to Magritek UK
Contract term 3 yrsends 2 Jul 2028 · starts 1 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Benchtop NMR Spectrometer per the specification

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CPV: Detection and analysis apparatus

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 3 yrsPublished value£130,000
Contract period: 1 Jul 2025 – 2 Jul 2028 (3 yrs)Value: £130,000 exc. VAT · £130,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South West

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
Quality: 90%Environmental: 10%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Quality: 55%
  • After-sales applications and technical support: 10%
  • Delivery, installation, and training: 10%
  • Added Value: 15%
  • Sustainability: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Quality: Long criteria description
  • Sustainability: Long criteria description
  • After-sales applications and technical support: Long criteria description
  • Delivery, installation, and training: Long criteria description
  • Added Value: Long criteria description

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
28 Feb 2025, 12:32 GMT
Last source update
2 Jul 2025, 12:05 BST
Authority reference
UoBath/Proc/1371
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007520
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Detection and analysis apparatus
Delivery area
South West (UKK12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e89f 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 not allowed
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Requests to participate (first stage)
31 Mar 2025
Submission deadline
31 Mar 2025
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 Feb 2025 → 2 Jul 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    28 Feb 2025, 12:32 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    31 Mar 2025
  3. Contract starts
    1 Jul 2025
  4. Latest notice published
    2 Jul 2025, 12:05 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Feb 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    28 Feb 2025, 12:32 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    2 Jul 2025, 12:05 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    2 Jul 2025, 12:05 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    3 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £130,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Magritek UK4 Jul 2025 – 1 Jul 2028£130,0002 Jul 2025Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The University of Bath

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PNGV-7869-ZHZQ Claverton Down, Bath, South West, BA2 7AYContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Magritek UKAwarded supplier Laurel House, 173 Chorley New Road, Bolton, North West, BL1 4QZContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender