Official UK procurement notice
LUV01348 The supply and installation of a laser welder system
Authority: University of Leicester (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe School of Physics (Space Park Leicester) has funding to purchase a brand-new laser welder system that will be used for very high reliability welding of Aluminium and Platinum 20% Rhodium.
CPV: Welding equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Purchase of a brand-new laser welder systemAwardedPublished value£320,000
Purchase of a brand-new laser welder system. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: universityofleicester.delta-esourcing.com/respond/5M3BXW3F97 ↗
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 (2)
- Quality: 85
- Price: 15
- Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 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
- 20 Feb 2025, 19:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Apr 2025, 14:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 24 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
LUV01348- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-015574- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e5b4Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://universityofleicester.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=942059280 GO Reference: GO-2025416-PRO-30197788
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 24 Mar 2025, 12:30 GMT
Timeline
24 Mar 2025 → 16 Apr 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened24 Mar 2025, 12:30 GMT
- Contract starts14 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
- Notice published16 Apr 2025, 14:05 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete16 Apr 2025, 14:05 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| IPG Photonics (UK)LimitedSMEThe supply and installation of a laser welder system | £318,218 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
The supply and installation of a laser welder system · IPG Photonics (UK)LimitedSME
- Signed
- 14 Apr 2025
- Value
- £318,218
- Period
- … – 28 Nov 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
- See VI..4.3 belowReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- IPG Photonics (UK)LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria