Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Vacuum Metal Deposition
Authority: Scottish Police Authority (Police & fire)
The Scottish Police Authority is seeking to establish a contract for the supply, delivery, installation, commissioning, and maintenance of a new Vacuum Metal Deposition Instrument for the Forensic Service. The Scottish Police Authority is seeking to establish a contract for the supply, delivery, installation, commissioning, and maintenance of a new Vacuum Metal Deposition Instrument for Forensic Services.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Police Authority is seeking to establish a contract for the supply, delivery, installation, commissioning, and maintenance of a new Vacuum Metal Deposition Instrument for the Forensic Service
CPV: Clinical forensics equipment and supplies · Installation services of laboratory equipment
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single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Scottish Police Authority is seeking to establish a contract for the supply,…Renewal
The Scottish Police Authority is seeking to establish a contract for the supply, delivery, installation, commissioning, and maintenance of a new Vacuum Metal Deposition Instrument for Forensic Services.
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- Condition of participationno text publishedMinimum: Employer's Liability Insurance: 10 Million GBP (Mandatory) - this would be any one claim Public Liability: 5 Million GBP (Mandatory) - this would be any one claim Product Liability: 5 Million GBP agreed - this would be in the aggregate Professional Liability Insurance: 2 Million …
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Scottish Police Authority buys Clinical forensics equipment and supplies (CPV 3395), and who usually turns up
Scottish Police Authority’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Clinical forensics equipment and supplies (CPV 3395) →
How the contest usually goes
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1 bid22% / 20%
2–334% / 40%
4–619% / 0%
7+25% / 40%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Below estimate27% / 25%
Within ±2%45% / 31%
Above estimate27% / 44%
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Lot #1The Scottish Police Authority is seeking to establish a contract for the supply,…CPV 3395Estimate not published
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1 bid15%
2–363%
4–68%
7+14%
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No comparable awards for this lot yet.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
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| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Sales & Service UK LtdWorked for this buyer | Supply of Star Robotic consumablesnotice published Nov 2022 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| Essex Scientific Laboratory Supplies LimitedWorked for this buyer | Automated Liquid Handlernotice published May 2026 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| Life Technologies LtdWorked for this buyer | DNA Sequencersnotice published Jun 2026 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
Who could compete for this lot? i
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £7.8m20 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 7 live · £2.0m i | 13% below n=2 | |
| £5.2m52 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 18 live · £821k i | 12% below n=2 | |
| £388k4 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 2 live · £117k i | no comparable pairs | |
| £96k4 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 1 live · £96k i | no comparable pairs | |
| £757k2 awards in 36m · last 7 months ago | 1 live · £600k i | 43% above n=1 |
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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
- Goods
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- 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
- 13 Nov 2026, 15:11 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Nov 2026, 15:11 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 14 Dec 2026 – …
- Authority reference
PROC 26-3596- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-108104- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07bbe2Find a Tender
Publisher note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 33135. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 (SC Ref:848228)
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via Public Contracts Scotland- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 14 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
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- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bids opened
- 14 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
13 Nov 2026 → 14 Dec 2026 · 3 dates- Notice publishedjust passed13 Nov 2026, 15:11 GMT
- Today13 Nov 2026
- Submission deadlinein 30 days14 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Bids openedin 30 days14 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice; the tender pack is on the portal.