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Published 17 Jan 2025, 16:59 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Service & Maintenance of Autoclaves

Official notice

Authority: University of Dundee (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£300,000≈ £60k / year
Submissions closed 19 Feb 2025awarded 28 Mar 2025
Awarded to Audere Medical Services Ltd
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Mar 2030 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Service & Maintenance of Autoclaves installed within the University of Dundee - estimated value applies to cumulative total spend value for the term, the University is not bound to spend this value and has been advised as information only. Initial requirement is for the service & maintenance of Autoclaves installed within the School of Life Science, managed by Central Technical Services.(5 x 12 months)

CPV: Repair and maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Provision of Service & Maintenance of Autoclaves installed within the University of DundeeAwardedRenewal 5 yrsPublished value£300,000

Provision of Service & Maintenance of Autoclaves installed within the University of Dundee. Initial requirement is for the School of Life Science for Autoclaves managed by the Central Technical Services Manager. There is scope for other autoclaves installed within the School of Life Science and other Schools within the University of Dundee to be added to this agreement during the term. Note the estimated value GBP 240000.00 advised applies to the envisaged cumulative total spend value for the term. This has been advised for information only, the University is not bound to spend this value.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2030 (5 yrs)
Delivery: Scotland · initial, School of Life Science University of Dundee
Extensions: Scope to include autoclaves installed University wide. Initial requirement CTS 5 X 12 MONTHS · Total envisaged contract period 60 months (5 x 12 months) Initial agreement will be 12 months followed by an option to extend by a further 4 x 12 months extension options subject to need and satisfactory performance by the appointed service supplier.Variant bids: not allowed

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
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • quality - technical: 60%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • quality - technical: 60
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

  • Technical & professional ability

    Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Services
Notice status
Awarded
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
17 Jan 2025, 16:59 GMT
Last source update
28 Apr 2025, 17:01 BST
Award evaluation window
19 Feb 2025 – …
Authority reference
UoD-LAB090-TC-2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-017425
Classification (CPV)
Repair and maintenance services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM71)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d46d Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Publisher note: Initial fixed price agreement covers CTS within the School of Life Science, Period: three years with an option to extend by a further 2 x 12 months (SC Ref:797208)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
19 Feb 2025, 13:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
19 Feb 2025, 13:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Feb 2025 → 28 Apr 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    19 Feb 2025, 13:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    19 Feb 2025, 13:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    28 Apr 2025, 17:01 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    28 Apr 2025, 17:01 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £57,1671 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Mar 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Audere Medical Services LtdSME£57,167 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 017425-2025-UoD-LAB090-TC-2025-1 · Audere Medical Services LtdSME

    Signed
    28 Mar 2025
    Value
    £57,167
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2030
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Dundee

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Procurement, 3rd Floor, Tower Building, Nethergate, Dundee, Scotland, DD1 4HNContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Dundee Sheriff CourtReview body DundeeContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.