Official UK procurement notice
High-Bandwidth High-Power Power-Amplifier System for Electrical Power Conversion Equipment Testing
Authority: University Of Edinburgh (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHigh-Bandwidth High-Power Power-Amplifier System for Electrical Power Conversion Equipment Testing
CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #11.1AwardedRenewalPublished value£850,000
1.1. You are invited to tender for the supply, installation and technical services/support of a High-Power High-Bandwidth Power-Amplifier System capable of testing electrical power conversion equipment at power levels in the region of 200 kVA to enhance the capabilities of the Electrical Power Conversion group within the Institute for Energy Systems, The School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 70%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 70
- Price: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- 11 Mar 2025, 12:52 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 May 2026, 09:20 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 11 Apr 2025 – …
- Authority reference
EC1050- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-050043- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04eb79Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:833103)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 11 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
11 Apr 2025 → 28 May 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline11 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened11 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published147 days ago28 May 2026, 09:20 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete28 May 2026, 09:20 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPHEREA TEST & SERVICES | £707,600 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 050043-2026-EC1050-1 · SPHEREA TEST & SERVICES
- Signed
- 28 May 2025
- Value
- £707,600
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sherriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SPHEREA TEST & SERVICESAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria