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Published 1 Aug 2025, 07:30 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of a table saw and planer/thicknesser

Official notice

Authority: Health and Safety Executive (Central government)

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment (43) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£35,000£42,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 19 Sept 2025
Contract term Ends 13 Oct 2025starts 13 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

HSE SD operates a joinery workshop for the bespoke/low volume manufacturing of items in support of our research and incident investigations. The joinery machinery is used to process a range of timber and engineered woods, and other materials such as thermoplastics, mica board, and cement-based fireboard.

HSE Science Division is aiming to replace/upgrade the joinery machinery and for the purposes of this tender is aiming to procure replacements for our sliding table panel saw and planer/thicknesser.

CPV: Woodworking equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1SMEPublished value£35,000
Contract period: 13 Oct 2025 – 13 Oct 2025Value: £35,000 exc. VAT · £42,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligible

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: The successful supplier will be selected based on the appropriateness of the suggested product to HSE's needs combined with an assessment of the cost against other tender submissions.

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
Closed
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
1 Aug 2025, 07:30 BST
Last source update
1 Aug 2025, 07:30 BST
Authority reference
HSE/T4809
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-045004
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Woodworking equipment
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056ad4 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
19 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline
12 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

All tender documents are available via the HSE In-Tend supplier e-procurement portal. All responses and requests for clarification must be submitted via the portal. Registration is free of charge and can be completed via the following link:

in-tendhost.co.uk/hse ↗

Timeline

1 Aug 2025 → 13 Oct 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    1 Aug 2025, 07:30 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    12 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    19 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
  4. Contract starts380 days ago
    13 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    1 Aug 2025, 07:30 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Health and Safety Executive

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PBXM-4389-TXVZ Redgrave Court, Merton Road, Bootle, Merseyside, Liverpool, North West, L20 7HSContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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