Official UK procurement notice
Liquid Handler and Automated System for DNA Bead Clean-ups for the Natural History Museum
Authority: Natural History Museum (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is an award notice for the purchase of:
One Liquid Handler
One Automated System for DNA Bead Clean-ups
Including service and maintenance contract and associated consumables
CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£331,000
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).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 80
- Social Value: 10
- Price: 10
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 12 Feb 2025, 19:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 May 2025, 16:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 19 Mar 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-021902- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04de5cFind a Tender
Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=949531058 GO Reference: GO-2025515-PRO-30577647
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 19 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
19 Mar 2025 → 15 May 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline19 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened19 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published15 May 2025, 16:05 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete15 May 2025, 16:05 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scienion UK Ltd | £361,808 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 021902-2025-1 · Scienion UK Ltd
- Signed
- 17 Apr 2025
- Value
- £361,808
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Scienion UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.