Official UK procurement notice
Pipette Supply, Calibration and Servicing
Authority: CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCPI has several plant and lab facilities comprising multiple Technology Centres that require the use of metrology equipment to enable delivery of its multiple analytical and process requirements. Our facilities are situated in Sedgefield, Darlington, Glasgow and Wilton.
The scope of the framework primarily encompasses the calibration and ongoing maintenance of all pipettes, including associated components and accessories. It is also expected to cover the procurement of new pipettes as required to support these activities.
CPIs current inventory of pipettes is listed in Appendix 1 of this document pack. This list is comprehensive and though accurate at the time of publishing of this document the inventory is expected to fluctuate over the course of the tender. CPI will retire equipment as well as onboard new units as required over the course of the tender- and will endeavour to provide accurate inventory lists prior to any onsite visits and calibrations.
CPI expects the successful bidder to provide primarily onsite calibration and services, with the flexibility to carry out offsite calibrations and repairs when deemed most efficient and practical for both parties.
CPV: Calibration services · Pipettes
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Places
- up to 2 suppliers · 2 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 27 Oct 2025
Published description of the framework
Multi Supplier, Below Threshold Ranked Framework (Method Call off- Direct Award)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£50,000
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).
Lot awarding rule: 70% Quality, 30% Price. More detail in tender documents
- “Pipette Supply, Calibration and Servicing” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 2 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Sept 2025, 11:37 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Nov 2025, 11:32 GMT
- Authority reference
3633- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-056109- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05993cFind a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 29 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 22 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Submissions to be sent through In-Tend Portal- in-tendhost.co.uk/uk-cpi/aspx/Home ↗
Timeline
12 Sept 2025 → 6 Nov 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published12 Sept 2025, 11:37 BST
- Clarification questions by395 days ago22 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends388 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown29 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts361 days ago27 Oct 2025
- Latest notice published350 days ago6 Nov 2025, 11:32 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Sept 2025- Tender notice published12 Sept 2025, 11:37 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published6 Nov 2025, 11:32 GMTUK7
- Status changed to complete6 Nov 2025, 11:32 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Pipette Supply, Calibration and Servicing
- Signed
- 6 Nov 2025
- Value
- £60,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 10 Nov 2025 – 9 Nov 2028 · up to 9 Nov 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 12 months subject to the discretion of the Authority
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- North East Laboratory SuppliesFramework contractor
- Starlab UKFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender