Official UK procurement notice
Provision of an Electrolytic polisher and etcher
Authority: Health and Safety Executive (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Science Division (SD) of the Health and Safety Executive invites sealed tenders from qualified and experienced service providers to provide competitive quotations for the provision of an Electrolytic polisher and etcher for metallurgical preparation to replace/upgrade our existing equipment.
All the required equipment will be for our facility located at the HSE Science and Research Centre, Harpur Hill, Buxton, SK17 9JN.
CPV: Industrial machinery
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£20,000
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: 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. This means that the lowest bid may not necessarily be accepted.
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
- 6 Nov 2025, 14:24 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Nov 2025, 14:24 GMT
- Authority reference
T/4835- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-071664- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dbe5Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
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:
Timeline
6 Nov 2025 → 28 Feb 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published360 days ago6 Nov 2025, 14:24 GMT
- Clarification questions by353 days ago13 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline346 days ago20 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Contract starts247 days ago28 Feb 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published6 Nov 2025, 14:24 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender