NCA31104 · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University Of Edinburgh (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: Scotland (UKM75)

Awarded value£400,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 17 Apr 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Hamamatsu Photonics UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement exercise to combine two requirements at the University for Advanced BioImaging Facility and UK Dementia Research Institute.

CPV: Scanners

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Scotland · IGC – Western General Hospital; Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences - George Square.

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: 22 Apr 2025, 12:18 BST
Last source update: 22 Apr 2025, 12:18 BST
Authority reference: Hamamatsu Slide Scanners
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-016202
Classification (CPV): Scanners
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05058c Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: The instruments are being used in ongoing research studies and clinical trials. As such, the data research output is required to be consistent to facilitate like-for-like comparison and correct diagnoses. This is the sole supplier that can meet the technical requirement in the format required.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:794887)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £400,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 17 Apr 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Hamamatsu Photonics UK Limited	£400,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 016202-2025-Hamamatsu Slide Scanners-1 · Hamamatsu Photonics UK Limited
Signed
17 Apr 2025
Value
£400,000
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

University Of Edinburgh

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 1HTContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Hamamatsu Photonics UK LimitedAwarded supplier 2 Howard Court, 10 Tewin Road, Welwyn Garden City, East of England, AL7 1BWContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.