Official UK procurement notice
Procurement of Bioreactors for Carbon Loop
Authority: University Of Edinburgh (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProcurement of bioreactor equipment for the Biomanufacturing Hub at Edinburgh University for processing carbon based waste.
CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£200,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 70%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 70
- Price: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Closed
- 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
- 4 Aug 2026, 10:06 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Aug 2026, 10:06 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 3 Sept 2026 – …
- Authority reference
EC1094- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-073493- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06daa8Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Publisher note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The project code is 32451, ITT reference itt_65047 The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 32451. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 (SC Ref:839177)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 3 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Timeline
4 Aug 2026 → 3 Sept 2026 · 3 dates- Notice published79 days ago4 Aug 2026, 10:06 BST
- Submission deadline49 days ago3 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened49 days ago3 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria