Official UK procurement notice
BSP-25-003 SUPPLY OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS (AED) AND ANCILLARIES
Authority: the Education Authority (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe EA invites tenders for the Supply of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) for an initial period of 5 years, with the option to extend for a further period of up to 12 months. EA’s intention is to award the contract to a single Contractor for the period of the contract. The details of EA’s Requirements are set out in Attachment 2 (Specification of Requirements). Tenderers must offer all items otherwise your tender will not be considered.
CPV: Cardiac stimulation devices · Cardiac support devices · Defibrillator · Functional support · Medical equipments · Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
The lotProcurement structure
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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 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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 10
- Price: 90
- Price carries 90 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- 5 Feb 2025, 11:04 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Sept 2025, 10:33 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 25 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
BSP-25-003- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-058010- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04dbc3Find a Tender
- Performance terms
as per tender documents
- Review procedure
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are. dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as. amended.
Publisher note: EA Expect to carry out a Pre-Market Engagement exercise in early February 2025 relating to this requirement, details will be published on eTendersNI https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗
- Submission deadline
- 25 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 25 Mar 2025, 15:30 GMT
Timeline
21 Feb 2025 → 19 Sept 2025 · 5 dates- Next notice expected21 Feb 2025
- Submission deadline25 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened25 Mar 2025, 15:30 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until23 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published19 Sept 2025, 10:33 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Feb 2025- Status changed to active21 Feb 2025, 11:03 GMT
- Procurement method changed21 Feb 2025, 11:03 GMT
- Deadline published: 25 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT21 Feb 2025, 11:03 GMT
- Status changed to complete19 Sept 2025, 10:33 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MKB MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITEDSMEContract | £900,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · MKB MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 26 Aug 2025
- Value
- £900,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20bids · 20 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MKB MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.