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Published 18 Sept 2026, 17:09 BST

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Flow cryometer with cell sorting capability

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Authority: NPL Management Limited (Public body)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: CPV 38 Delivery: UK
Published estimate £250,000≈ £250k / year · £300,000 inc. VAT
Submission deadline 15 Oct 202617:00 BST · 26d 22h left
Clarification cut-off 2 Oct 202617:00 BST · questions to the authority
Contract term 1 yrstarts 16 Nov 2026
Bids per lot · the market 3division 38 · n=19 · competition analysis ↓

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is seeking engagement from suppliers who can provide a flow cytometer with cell sorting capability. The instrument should have capability for measuring and sorting cells using either light scattering and/or fluorescence. The ability to image cells i.e. imaging flow cytometer would be a preferred option. The ability to measure smaller sub-micron particles, for example viruses would be a preferred option.

CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1 1 yrSMEVCSEPublished value£250,000
Contract period: 16 Nov 2026 — 16 Nov 2027 (1 yr)Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: UKTurnover guideline: ~£498,634/yr≈ 2× annual value
Value
£250,000 exc. VAT · £300,000 inc. VAT
38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

What it takes to win

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add more
How bids are scored
Quality: 150Price: 40Social value: 10
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Technical — 75
  • Technical — 75
  • Commercial — 20
  • Commercial — 20
  • Social Values — 5
  • Social Values — 5

No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How NPL Management Limited buys Laboratory, optical and precision (CPV 38) — and who usually turns up

NPL Management Limited’s own published record, next to the Greater London market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids.

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How the contest usually goes

Left: this authority. Right: the market where the work is delivered. Bids and award-vs-estimate pairs are per lot, from contested contracts only — direct awards report one bid by definition and are left out. Empty means nothing was published, not filled in from elsewhere.

This authority

NPL Management Limited

contract notices in 36 months: 15 in division 38 · 26 in all categories

Bids per lot8division 38 · 36m · n=1 lots
Single-bid lots0%division 38 · 36m · n=1 lots
Award vs estimate—no comparable estimate → award pairs
Deadline → award51dall categories · 36m · n=3 notices
Notice updates0all categories · 24m · n=349 notices
Awarded without competition0%division 38 · 36m · n=15 notices
How procedures are run robust · n=6
  • Open 100%
  • Selective 0%
  • Limited 0%
  • Direct 0%

15 notices · division 38. Open and selective are contested (feed the bid/price figures above); limited and direct are not.

The market · authority’s region

Greater London · Laboratory, optical and precision (CPV 38)

contract notices delivered in Greater London in 36 months: 72 in division 38 (64 contested) · the notice publishes no delivery location, so the authority’s registered region is used

Bids per lot3division 38 · 36m · n=19 lots
Single-bid lots21%division 38 · 36m · n=19 lots
Award vs estimateat estimatedivision 38 · 36m · n=11 pairs
Deadline → award61ddivision 38 · 36m · n=8 notices
SME winners45%division 38 · 36m · n=22 awards
Winners based in the region43%division 38 · 36m · n=23 awards
Bids per lot robust · n=19
  • 1 bid 21%
  • 2–3 47%
  • 4–6 16%
  • 7+ 16%

Median 3 · 19 lots on 19 contested notices · division 38.

Winning award vs estimate robust · n=11
  • Below estimate 18%
  • Within ±2% 55%
  • Above estimate 27%

11 lot pairs · division 38.

robust · n=11 Awards in Greater London (division 38, n=11 pairs) land a median at estimate: on this notice’s £250,000 that is about £250,000, middle half £247,750–£256,250 (quartiles from Greater London · division 38). Context for a bid, not a recommended price.

Method and what to read with care
  • Two columns, no blending. The authority column walks its own record only: notices in the 4-digit class, then the 2-digit division, then all categories (36 months, per lot, contested only), and as a last resort its 24-month row across all categories (per notice, every route). The market column is the notice’s primary delivery ITL1 × the same class, then division (36 months). Nothing is filled from the UK-wide class; an empty tile means the source published nothing usable.
  • Per lot, contested only. Find a Tender publishes bid counts per lot; a seven-lot tender is seven contests. Procedures awarded without competition (limited / direct) are excluded from bids, price pairs and decision days — they report one bid by definition. Frameworks and DPS are a separate population from contracts (6–7 bids per lot against 2–4) and only the notice’s own kind is shown.
  • Coverage. Roughly 40 % of notices publish a bid count; about half publish an ITL1 delivery location, so the market column reads the authority’s registered region when the notice has none (labelled). Award-vs-estimate pairs need a lot estimate, one active award on the lot, one canonical supplier and a gap under 60 %; about 30 % of pairs are exact matches (the buyer published the award at the estimate). n is on every figure; below 3 the tile is muted, never hidden.
  • Pounds. The expected award applies the authority’s median movement (or the region’s, when the authority has fewer than 3 pairs) to this notice’s estimate; the middle half uses the region’s quartiles. A multi-lot notice publishes an envelope, so the movement is applied per lot, never to the total. A benchmark, not a recommended price.
  • “Match” and “relevance” are model scores from the nightly matcher, not published facts. Find a Tender does not publish who is bidding. Never shown: contact details, payment behaviour, or a recommended price.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Open for tender
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
18 Sept 2026, 17:09 BST
Last source update
18 Sept 2026, 17:09 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end — 16 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0774d1 Find a Tender

How to participate & submission route

Official notice Submit via Jaggaer
Authorised e-sourcing portalJaggaer ↗Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Open official portal workspace ↗
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Expression of interest (EOI)
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Tender submission deadline
15 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
2 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
lupc.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/esop/guest/go/opport… ↗
Published estimate £250,000 excludes VAT (£300,000 including VAT).

Timeline

8 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published1 day ago
    17 Sept 2026, 16:42 BST
  2. Tender notice publishedearlier today
    18 Sept 2026, 17:09 BST
  3. Next notice expectedtoday
    19 Sept 2026, 00:59 BST
  4. Market engagementtoday
    19 Sept 2026, 00:59 BST
    Any submission received in response to this exercise will not constitute any contractual agreement between the respondent and NPL. Nor does the receipt of a response automatically include the respondent in the procurement process. A Tender Notice will be issued to the market which will provide more…details of how the relating procurement documentation can be accessed and timescales for submission of the said tender response. Interested parties shall bear their own costs of participation in this Market Engagement of whatever nature. NPL shall not be liable for the costs, expenses or losses howsoever arising (including, without limitation, any loss of profit or other economic loss incurred),regardless of the outcome of the Market Engagement. If you have any questions, or would like to provide a response to the above, please email [email protected] to request a Preliminary Market Engagement Supplier Questionnaire
  5. Clarification questions byin 14 days
    2 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
  6. Submission deadlinein 27 days
    15 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
  7. Contract startsin 58 days
    16 Nov 2026, 00:00 GMT
  8. Award decision expected byin 59 days
    16 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Nothing awarded yet
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Sept 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Sept 2026, 17:09 BSTUK4
  2. Status changed to active
    18 Sept 2026, 17:09 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    18 Sept 2026, 17:09 BST
  4. Deadline published: 15 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
    18 Sept 2026, 17:09 BST
  5. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    17 Sept 2026, 16:42 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NPL Management Limited

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-COH: 02937881 · GB-PPON: PYDB-8862-JBYM National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, London, TW11 0LW [email protected]
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Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published

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