Official UK procurement notice
Lab Equipment Maintenance at NINE, Edinburgh BioQuarter
Authority: Scottish Enterprise c/o Colliers International
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe purpose of this Invitation to Tender (ITT) is to appoint a single supplier to deliver maintenance services for the laboratory equipment at Edinburgh Bioquarter, a Scottish Enterprise supported research and development campus.
- Recurrence: Retender anticipated in 2029
CPV: Laboratory services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The purpose of this Invitation to Tender (ITT) is to appoint a single supplier to…AwardedRenewalPublished value£350,000
The purpose of this Invitation to Tender (ITT) is to appoint a single supplier to deliver maintenance services for the laboratory equipment at Edinburgh BioQuarter, a Scottish Enterprise supported research and development campus.
The contract is anticipated to start January 2026 for an initial period of 24 months with the option to extend for 2 x 12 months. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations
2015.
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 (5)
- Methodology including innovation: 50
- Project Team Structure and Qualifications of Engineers: 25
- Fair Work First: 10
- price: 40
- Net Zero and Sustainability: 15
Published award criteria (6)
- Prompt Payment: Pass/Fail
- Methodology including innovation: 50%
- Project Team Structure and Qualifications of Engineers: 25%
- Net Zero and Sustainability: 15%
- Fair Work First: 10%
- Price: 40%
- Suitability
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD module
- Economic & financial standing
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD module
- Technical & professional ability
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD module.
[4A2A] For service contracts: authorisation of a particular organisation needed - Suppliers must have the authorisation/accreditation of the Original Equipment Manufacturer to service the listed equipment.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 40 of 140 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- Yes · Retender anticipated in 2029
- First published
- 7 Oct 2025, 09:55 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Dec 2025, 12:52 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 10 Nov 2025 – …
- Authority reference
P26-0017- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-083342- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a937Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
In the first instance, contact the Head of Facilities Management and Procurement at Scottish Enterprise, with any concerns or enquiries. Email: www.scottish- ↗
enterprise.com/help/contact-us.
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland
Publisher note: SPD Statement for 2A.17 – Form of Participation (Notably as part of a group, consortium, joint venture or similar). Any contract will be entered into with the nominated lead organisation and all members of the consortium, who will in these circumstances each be required to execute said contract together with all ancillary documentation, evidencing their joint and several liability in respect of the obligations and liabilities of the contract. It will be for members of the consortium to sort out their respective duties and liabilities amongst each other. For administrative purposes, any associated documentation will be sent to the nominated lead organisation. SPD Statement for 2C.1 - Where the main bidder relies on the capacities of other entities in order to meet the selection criteria, the bidder must provide a separate SPD response setting out the information required under SPD (Scotland): Part II (sections A and B); Part III exclusion grounds; the relevant part of Section IV selection criteria; and Part V (if applicable) for each of the entities concerned. SPD Statement for 2D.1 – If the bidder proposes to subcontract any part(s) of the service and those sub-contractors are not relied upon, they should arrange for a separate SPD response from each potential subcontractor. The subcontractors must complete the relevant parts of the SPD (Scotland) (Sections A and B of Part II and Part III only) to self-declare whether there are grounds for their exclusion. [This may be requested at the selection stage or prior to the subcontractor commencing work on the contract.] (SC Ref:818700)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 Nov 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 10 Nov 2025, 11:00 GMT
Timeline
10 Nov 2025 → 16 Dec 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline346 days ago10 Nov 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Bids opened346 days ago10 Nov 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Notice published310 days ago16 Dec 2025, 12:52 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete16 Dec 2025, 12:52 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avidity Science Ltd | £325,335 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 083342-2025-P26-0017-1 · Avidity Science Ltd
- Signed
- 8 Dec 2025
- Value
- £325,335
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
- Scottish GovernmentMediation bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Avidity Science LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.