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ClosedFind a Tender · UK4
BuyerDefence Science and Technology Laboratory
StatusClosed
Deadline21 Aug 2026
Value£250,000
Published21 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Octet R8 System. This notice is for the provision of an R8 system and an ITT will be published concurently

Delivery location

UKK1, GB

Categories

Biochemical analysers 38434500

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusactive
Value£250,000
Contract periodFrom 4 Sept 2026 to 2 Nov 2026

Award criteria
Octet R8 System

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Biochemical analysersNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 38. The category anchor is Biochemical analysers (38434500); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 382,9922 median · 12 average (1,388 of 2,992 with a bid count)2.6 average (1,589 of 2,992 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer1Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKK1102 median · 2 average (3 of 10 with a bid count)1 average (6 of 10 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)2843 median · 3.8 average (5 of 284 with a bid count)1 average (5 of 284 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyallowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot applicible for this requirement
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06d015
Latest release ID068796-2026
Latest release timestampTue Jul 21 2026 14:16:54 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068796-2026
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categorygoods
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-08-21T23:59:00+01:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: end2026-09-04T23:59:59+01:00
Submission method detailshttps://contracts.mod.uk
Submission languagesen
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£250,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source2
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
21 Jul 2026tender068796-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
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