Official UK procurement notice
Multimodal Imaging Platform Procurement
Authority: University Of Edinburgh (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Edinburgh intends to award a contract for the purchase of a multimodal imaging platform to Heidelberg Engineering as their Spectralis platform meets all the essential technical requirements and maintains compatibility with existing longitudinal research data collected over 15 years.
CPV: Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Heidelberg Spectralis platform is required to maintain compatibility with over 15…Awarded
The Heidelberg Spectralis platform is required to maintain compatibility with over 15 years of existing longitudinal research data. It is the only solution that meets the essential technical requirements for integrated SD-OCT, OCTA and SLO imaging, high-resolution retinal and choroidal imaging, and validated eye-tracking and scan registration capabilities.
Use of an alternative platform would compromise comparability with historical datasets, create significant risks to the integrity and continuity of ongoing research, and require extensive re-validation of established imaging and analysis protocols. For these technical and interoperability reasons, the University of Edinburgh intends to award this contract to Heidelberg Engineering.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Aug 2026, 10:51 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Oct 2026, 14:51 BST
- Authority reference
NCA21418- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-095742- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e459Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The Heidelberg Spectralis platform is required to maintain compatibility with over 15 years of existing longitudinal research data. It is the only solution that meets the essential technical requirements for integrated SD-OCT, OCTA and SLO imaging, high-resolution retinal and choroidal imaging, and validated eye-tracking and scan registration capabilities.
Publisher note: (SC Ref:845400)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg Engineering LtdSME | £82,000 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Heidelberg Engineering LtdSME | £82,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 095742-2026-NCA21418-1 · Heidelberg Engineering LtdSME
- Signed
- 5 Oct 2026
- Value
- £82,000
- Status
- active
Contract 077567-2026-NCA21418-1 · Heidelberg Engineering LtdSME
- Signed
- 13 Aug 2026
- Value
- £82,000
- 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
- Edinburgh Sherriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Heidelberg Engineering LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.