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Dentistry Simulation Suite

Buyer: Canterbury Christ Church University →

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BuyerCanterbury Christ Church University
StatusClosed
Deadline30 Jan 2026
Value£330,000
Published18 Dec 2025

What is being bought

CCCU are looking to appoint a supplier who can offer a ‘turnkey’ solution for the installation, delivery and supply of dentistry simulation equipment resulting in a fully operational simulation suite ready for use at the start of the new academic year in September 2026.

Delivery location

UK, GB · UKJ, GB

Categories

Installation services of dental and subspecialty equipment 51412000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusactive
Value£330,000
Contract periodFrom 27 Feb 2026 to 2 Sept 2026
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Suitability to meet the requirement
Most Economically Advantageous Tender

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Installation services of dental and subspecialty equipmentNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 51. The category anchor is Installation services of dental and subspecialty equipment (51412000); 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 517524 median · 55.2 average (150 of 752 with a bid count)7.1 average (170 of 752 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer0Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UK16126.5 median · 184.3 average (36 of 161 with a bid count)16.4 average (44 of 161 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)801 median · 1 average (1 of 80 with a bid count)1 average (1 of 80 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 detailsEquipment lead times and delays in the works required as part of the installation

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-05e2af
Latest release ID084167-2025
Latest release timestampThu Dec 18 2025 09:49:34 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084167-2025
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsCompetitive flexible procedure
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-01-30T12:00:00+00:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadline2026-01-23T12:00:00+00:00
Award period: startNot published
Award period: end2026-02-16T23:59:59Z
Submission method detailshttps://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=101076&TID100106320&B=
Submission languagesen
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£330,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source2
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
18 Dec 2025tender084167-2025
17 Nov 2025planning074483-2025

All source data

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

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Complete JSON history (2 releases)
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