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Published 9 Jan 2025, 14:46 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Grism Wheels · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University of Exeter (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£24,500exc. VAT
Submissions closed 21 Jan 2025awarded 6 Feb 2025
Awarded to Ucryo Universal Cryogenics

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Exeter is seeking quotations for the supply of two Grism Wheels. For the avoidance of doubt:

This procurement is not a Covered Procurement as defined under the Procurement Act 2023 and the University of Exeter is under no obligation to and will not be undertaking a tender exercise for these goods and/or services.

This procurement is being conducted in accordance with the University’s procurement rules for the supply of goods and services www.exeter.ac.uk/departments/finance/… ↗.

The University disclaims to the fullest extent possible any potential liability it may have to any parties interested in supplying the goods and services being procured and the University of Exeter shall not be held liable for any loss, damage, liability or expense incurred or suffered by any potential supplier.

CPV: Astronomical and optical instruments

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The University of Exeter is seeking quotations for the supply of two Grism Wheel’sAwardedPublished value£24,500

The University of Exeter is seeking quotations for the supply of two Grism Wheel’s. For the avoidance of doubt:

This procurement is not a Covered Procurement as defined under the Procurement Act 2023 and the University of Exeter is under no obligation to and will not be undertaking a tender exercise for these goods and/or services.

This procurement is being conducted in accordance with the University’s procurement rules for the supply of goods and services www.exeter.ac.uk/departments/finance/… ↗.

The University disclaims to the fullest extent possible any potential liability it may have to any parties interested in supplying the goods and services being procured and the University of Exeter shall not be held liable for any loss, damage, liability or expense incurred or suffered by any potential supplier.

Delivery: South West
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
Price: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
  • price: 100%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 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
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
9 Jan 2025, 14:46 GMT
Last source update
20 Mar 2025, 14:34 GMT
Award evaluation window
21 Jan 2025 – …
Authority reference
PO/2025/005
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-010423
Classification (CPV)
Astronomical and optical instruments
Delivery area
South West (UKK4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04cea6 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
21 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
21 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 Jan 2025 → 20 Mar 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    21 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    21 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    20 Mar 2025, 14:34 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Mar 2025, 14:34 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Feb 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Ucryo Universal CryogenicsSMEGrism Wheel'sUS$32,500 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

University of Exeter

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawEducation RC000653 Northcote House, Exeter, South West, EX4 4QHContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Other public bodies

  • European UnionFunder

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London
  • royal Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria