Official UK procurement notice
CFDF: Single Fibre Tester
Authority: NCC Operations Limited (Public body)
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38)Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products (39)Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment (43) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£95,000≈ £127k / year · £114,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 10 Jun 2026
Contract term 9 moends 16 Apr 2027 · starts 13 Jul 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHigh throughput single fibre tensile testing machine and associated system, including fibre fineness/dimensional testing capability
CPV: Miscellaneous equipment · Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments · Workshop equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat it takes to wini
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Closed
- 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
- 13 May 2026, 16:40 BST
- Last source update
- 13 May 2026, 16:40 BST
- Authority reference
NCC0535CB270326- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-044110- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069827Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
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- Submission deadline
- 10 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 3 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
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Timeline
13 May 2026 → 13 Jul 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published161 days ago13 May 2026, 16:40 BST
- Clarification questions by140 days ago3 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline133 days ago10 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts101 days ago13 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published13 May 2026, 16:40 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender