Official UK procurement notice
Procurement of Pilot Freeze Dryer
Authority: MHRA (Central government)
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38)Installation services (except software) (51) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£200,000≈ £100k / year · £240,000 inc. VAT41% below final estimate
Submissions closed 6 Jul 2026awarded 16 Jul 2026
Awarded to SciQuip Ltd2 awards
Contract term 2 yrsends 10 Aug 2028 · starts 11 Aug 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProcurement of Pilot Freeze Dryer 2026
CPV: Installation services of laboratory equipment · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£200,000
38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)51430000 Installation services of laboratory equipment
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
- Technical & professional ability
As per ITT
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical Envelope: 70%
- Commercial Envelope: 20%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Commercial Envelope
- Technical Envelope
- Social Value
Conditions of participation1
- Technical & professional ability
As per ITT
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 10 Jun 2026, 09:46 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Sept 2026, 16:24 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 6 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
C448706- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-054555- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b15dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated
- Submission deadline
- 6 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at:
Phone: 0800 9956035
E-mail: [email protected]
Timeline
10 Jun 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published128 days ago10 Jun 2026, 09:46 BST
- Clarification questions by107 days ago1 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline102 days ago6 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent93 days ago16 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends81 days ago27 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by71 days ago6 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts67 days ago11 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published45 days ago1 Sept 2026, 16:24 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Jun 2026- Tender notice published10 Jun 2026, 09:46 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published16 Jul 2026, 15:04 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete16 Jul 2026, 15:04 BST
- Contract award notice published16 Jul 2026, 15:09 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected3 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published1 Sept 2026, 16:24 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-06: 1 release · 10 Jun 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2some still in standstill
Awarded value £116,8001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 32 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Aug 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SciQuip LtdPilot Freeze Dryer 20263 Aug 2026 – 2 Aug 2029Amended: Estimated contract dates are incorrect. | £116,800 | 16 Jul 2026standstill to 27 Jul 2026 | Standstill |
| SciQuip Ltd | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Procurement of Pilot Freeze Dryer 2026 · SciQuip Ltd
- Signed
- 28 Aug 2026
- Value
- £118,000
- Period
- 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Mar 2030
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: One-off purchase.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SciQuip LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender