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Published 5 Feb 2025, 11:04 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

BSP-25-003 SUPPLY OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS (AED) AND ANCILLARIES

Official notice

Authority: the Education Authority (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£900,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 25 Mar 2025awarded 26 Aug 2025
Awarded to MKB MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The 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

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£900,000
Extensions: It is anticipated that this contract will commence in April 2025 for a period of 5 years with the option to extend for a further period of up to 12 months. · It is anticipated that this contract will commence in April 2025 for a period of 5 years with the option to extend for a further period of up to 12 months.Variant bids: not allowed

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: 10%Price: 90%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 10
  • Price: 90
What this means for your bid
  • 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)
Cardiac stimulation devicesCardiac support devicesDefibrillatorFunctional supportMedical equipmentsMedical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04dbc3 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

as per tender documents

Review and risk notes
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 notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration

Tender 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
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 Feb 2025 → 19 Sept 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    21 Feb 2025
  2. Submission deadline
    25 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    25 Mar 2025, 15:30 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    23 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Notice published
    19 Sept 2025, 10:33 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Feb 2025
  1. Status changed to active
    21 Feb 2025, 11:03 GMT
  2. Procurement method changed
    21 Feb 2025, 11:03 GMT
  3. Deadline published: 25 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
    21 Feb 2025, 11:03 GMT
  4. Status changed to complete
    19 Sept 2025, 10:33 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £900,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 201 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Aug 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
MKB MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITEDSMEContract£900,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
20bids · 20 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

the Education Authority

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawEducation 40 Academy Street, Belfast, UK, BT1 2NQContact email Published organisation website ↗

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 Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • MKB MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier Unit 5 Hanwood Business Park, Old Dundonald Road, BELFAST, UK, BT16 1DEContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.