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Dental Training VR Simulator Machines for School of Clinical Dentistry

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD →

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BuyerUNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
StatusClosed
Deadline10 Apr 2026
Value£500,000
Published26 Mar 2026

What is being bought

The University of Sheffield is out to tender on behalf of the School of Clinical Dentistry for 10 Dental Training VR Simulator Machines. The full technical specification can be found in the tender documentation which will be sent to you once you have expressed your interest. Tender Process and Documentation: This is an Open Tender. The ITT can be downloaded by registering and expressing your interest on the University`s e-tendering system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield. If you have any questions or comments in relation to this tender they must be submitted via the In-tend System, this can be accessed at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield Completed tenders must be returned through the same e-tendering system. Closing date for receipt of tenders: 10th April 2026 at 12 noon (UK time). The University of Sheffield is not a contracting authority for the purposes of the Procurement Act 2023. The University reserves the right from time to time to voluntarily operate under the Procurement Act (as defined above) on a case by case basis. Otherwise, advertisement of any contract on the Central Digital Platform (CDP) is at the sole discretion of the University and is undertaken on a voluntary basis with no implied obligation to comply with the procurement legislation. For the avoidance of doubt, this procurement is not subject to the Procurement Act (as defined above).

Delivery location

UKE, GB

Categories

Simulators 34150000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusactive
Value£500,000
Contract periodFrom 1 Jul 2026 to 30 Jun 2027
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Price (20%)
Other — Includes: Technical Requirements 40% Logistics Requirements 10% Training Requirements 5% Warranty 10% Added Value 5% Social Value 5% After Sales Support 5% (80%)

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1SimulatorsNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 34. The category anchor is Simulators (34150000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 341,5452 median · 13.9 average (387 of 1,545 with a bid count)3.2 average (431 of 1,545 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer0Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKE903 median · 20.2 average (25 of 90 with a bid count)1.6 average (28 of 90 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)1353 median · 3 average (5 of 135 with a bid count)1 average (6 of 135 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyallowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-067581
Latest release ID028077-2026
Latest release timestampThu Mar 26 2026 15:35:52 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028077-2026
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categorygoods
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-04-10T12:00:00+01:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: end2026-07-01T23:59:59+01:00
Submission method detailshttps://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/sheffield/
Submission languagesen
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£500,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source3
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
26 Mar 2026tender028077-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
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