Official UK procurement notice
Functional Ultrasound (fUS) · UK public procurement notice
Authority: University Of Edinburgh (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis PIN refers to the purchase of a functional ultrasound (fUS) scanner (not to be confused with FUS which is focused ultrasound – which is used for ultrasound therapy applications such as ablation)
CPV: Ultrasound scanners
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This PIN refers to the purchase of a functional ultrasound (fUS) scanner (not to be…Planned
This PIN refers to the purchase of a functional ultrasound (fUS) scanner (not to be confused with FUS which is focussed ultrasound – which is used for ultrasound therapy applications such as ablation).
Essential Scanner Features
Non-invasive brain imaging: Imaging of brain blood flow dynamics in the mouse brain without the need to create an acoustic window
High spatial resolution: Ability to achieve real-time spatial resolution better than 100 microns sufficient for visualising the mouse brain
High temporal resolution: Ability to achieve temporal resolution better than 100 ms to enable dynamic imaging of brain blood flow
Atlas registration: In-built Allen brain atlas so that the acquired brain images can be registered
Functional connectivity analysis: In-built interactive software to build connectivity matrices, seed maps, and perform region-based analyses.
Ultrasound localisation microscopy: Capability for super-resolution imaging and visualisation of the microvascular tree in the brain or other soft tissue organs, including associated analysis software.
3D imaging support: Ability to perform volumetric imaging and reconstruction of brain regions.
Blood flow velocity analysis: Software to support calculation of the velocity of blood moving within the micro- vasculature of the brain or other soft tissue organs
Portability and motorised scanning: Portable/moveable system with motorised scanning table and associated hardware to support ultrasound scanning of fixed-head or fixed-organ animals.
Offline analysis: Full capability for offline data analysis, including export to standard analysis platforms (e.g. MATLAB, Python).
Awake and anaesthetised imaging: System adaptable for both anaesthetised and awake mouse imaging, including head-fixation and behavioural setups.
Physiological synchronisation: Compatibility with physiological monitoring systems (e.g. ECG, respiration) and synchronisation with external equipment such as stimulation, electrophysiology, or behavioural tracking systems.
Upgrade and expandability: Modular design to support future hardware or software upgrades (e.g. dual-probe imaging, extended field-of-view).
Training and technical support: Comprehensive technical support, including on-site installation, user training, software updates, and a warranty/maintenance plan.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How University Of Edinburgh buys Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use (CPV 3311), and who usually turns up
University Of Edinburgh’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use (CPV 3311) →
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Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered outside Scotland.
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Half of these awards were announced within 40 days of the bid deadline.
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1 bid9% / 33%
2–325% / 33%
4–627% / 33%
7+39% / 0%
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
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Below estimate23% / 55%
Within ±2%64% / 18%
Above estimate14% / 27%
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Lot #1This PIN refers to the purchase of a functional ultrasound (fUS) scanner (not to be…CPV 3311Estimate not published
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1 bid33%
2–323%
4–626%
7+18%
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Nov 2025, 12:17 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Nov 2025, 12:17 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-074363- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e265Find a Tender
Publisher note: NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=816030. (SC Ref:816030)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
17 Nov 2025 → 8 Dec 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published338 days ago17 Nov 2025, 12:17 GMT
- Tender notice expected318 days ago8 Dec 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
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Official documents & specifications
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