Cell Sizing & Counting Device

Official notice

Authority: APUC Ltd (Public body)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: Scotland (UKM63)

Awarded value£59,360published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 18 Aug 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Meritics Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

AWARD NOTICE FOR Cell Sizing and Counting Device

CPV: Measuring instruments

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AWARD NOTICE for Cell Sizing and Counting DeviceAwarded

Delivery: Scotland

38300000 Measuring instruments

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: Unspecified in notice
First published: 18 Aug 2025, 16:50 BST
Last source update: 18 Aug 2025, 16:50 BST
Authority reference: CS-SAMS-38180
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-049630
Classification (CPV): Measuring instruments
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM63)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-058a13 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: This equipment can only be provided by Meritics as their system is a direct upgrade on our existing system, with the same User Interface, which will have the benefit of being entirely compatible with existing datasets and seamless continuation of ongoing research.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:807540)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £59,3601 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 18 Aug 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Meritics LtdSME	£59,360 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 049630-2025-CS-SAMS-38180-1 · Meritics LtdSME
Signed
18 Aug 2025
Value
£59,360
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

APUC Limited on behalf of Scottish Association for Marine Science

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawEducation Unit 27, Stirling Business Centre, Wellgreen, Stirling, Scotland, FK8 2DZContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Oban Sherrif CourtReview body Oban

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Meritics LtdAwarded supplier Unit 3, Clipstone Brook Industrial Estate, Cherrycourt Way, Leighton Buzzard, East of England, LU7 4GP

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.