Official UK procurement notice
High‑throughput quantitative PCR (HT‑qPCR)
Authority: University of Bath (Education)
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: South West (UKK12)
Published estimate£120,000≈ £40k / year · £120,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 Mar 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 1 Apr 2029 · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University is seeking to procure a High‑throughput quantitative PCR (HT‑qPCR) per the details in the specification
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CPV: Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£120,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 50%
- Price: 40%
- Sustainability: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Price
- Quality
- Sustainability
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Feb 2026, 14:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Feb 2026, 14:05 GMT
- Authority reference
UoBath/Proc/1436- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-015712- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065959Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
- Submission deadline
- 20 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
20 Feb 2026 → 1 Apr 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published248 days ago20 Feb 2026, 14:05 GMT
- Clarification questions by234 days ago6 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline221 days ago20 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts209 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published20 Feb 2026, 14:05 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender