Official UK procurement notice
Procurement of Metrology Lab Equipment
Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionVelindre University NHS Trust is undertaking the procurement of Metrology Lab Equipment, which will be directly installed into the new facility. The procurement covers the supply, delivery, installation, and
commissioning of a comprehensive metrology system capable of producing a wide
range of radiation fields for calibration and testing of radiation protection
instruments. The equipment will be installed in a purpose-built suite within the
nVCC, and the supplier must work collaboratively with the Trust.
CPV: Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£1
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: 65%
- Commercial: 35%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: exact amount
- Commercial: exact amount
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Apr 2025, 15:30 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Jun 2026, 10:53 BST
- Authority reference
TBC- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-034950- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fcdbFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 6 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
To complete your formal proposal, please access the ITT via the Bravo eTender Wales portal where you will find a full suite of tender documentation.
- Register your company:
etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗ and click the link to register.
- Express and Interest in the tender:
- Click ‘ITT Open to all suppliers’
- Click ITT_itt_124302 and express interest
- This will move the ITT into your ‘my ITTs page’
- You can access any attachments by clicking ‘buyer attachments’ in the ‘ITT details’ box
- Responding to the tender
- Click ‘my response’ under ‘ITT details’. You can choose to ‘create response’ or ‘decline to respond’
- You can now use the messages function to communicate with the Trust
Timeline
3 Apr 2025 → 1 Sept 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published3 Apr 2025, 15:30 BST
- Market engagement275 days ago23 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Velindre NHS Trust require a system capable of undertaking the following tests:
- calibration of radiation dosemeter and radioactive contamination meters
- Overload testing of Radiation Protection instruments
- Calibration of Gaf Chromic film
- Material attenuation coefficient testing
- Calibration of TLDs
- Development work requiring availability of a versatile X-ray source
- The equipment will need to deliver a highly controlled radiation beam generated at between 40 and 150 kVp with a range of radiation filtration options.
The above list is not exhaustive and additional tests may, or may not be required.
In person stakeholder events will take place January 30th 2026 to seek the view of the market on the requirement and to allow Procurement Services and Velindre NHS Trust to seek advice in the planning and conduct of the procurement. The confirmed date for our supplier date is 30th January following receipt of expressions of interest all details will be sent to you. Suppliers will be provided with further insight into the requirement and given the opportunity to ask questions.
Further details on the engagement sessions will be shared following receipt of expressions of interest sent to [email protected].
Please confirm by Friday 23rd January if you require any materials in the medium of the Welsh Language.
Suppliers should note that this engagement event, including any other soft market sounding in relation to this proposed procurement, may not necessarily lead to a formal procurement and/or award of any contract(s). Any information provided by suppliers during this engagement event may be used by Velindre NHS Trust to scope the proposed procurement/requirement and may also be shared widely with other potential bidders. Participants are advised not to share any confidential information and/or any information they would not wish to be shared more widely. NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Velindre NHS Trust accept no liability for any costs incurred by suppliers as a result of attending these events.
- Next notice expected207 days ago1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published192 days ago17 Apr 2026, 08:45 BST
- Clarification questions by173 days ago6 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline161 days ago18 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published145 days ago3 Jun 2026, 10:53 BST
- Contract starts55 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
11 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Apr 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published3 Apr 2025, 15:30 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published23 Dec 2025, 12:02 GMTUK2
- Published value published: £999,00023 Dec 2025, 12:02 GMT
- Buyer details updated23 Dec 2025, 12:02 GMT
- Tender notice published17 Apr 2026, 08:45 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £117 Apr 2026, 08:45 BSTwas £999,000
- Status changed to active17 Apr 2026, 08:45 BST
- Procurement method changed17 Apr 2026, 08:45 BST
- Deadline published: 18 May 2026, 00:00 BST17 Apr 2026, 08:45 BST
- Procurement termination notice published3 Jun 2026, 10:53 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete3 Jun 2026, 10:53 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-04: 1 release · 3 Apr 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 29 May 2026 | CancelledDue to non conformity |
Contracts
Contract 1 · supplier not published
- Signed
- date not published
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 31 Aug 2036
- Status
- cancelled
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations applyPublic authority - central government
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender