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# Provision of Vacuum Metal Deposition

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-vacuum-metal-deposition-ocds-h6vhtk-07bbe2). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** 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.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 30 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Scottish Police Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-police-authority-GB-PPON-PVNH-1196-RLWN)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 14 December 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Clinical forensics equipment and supplies (primary), Installation services of laboratory equipment
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-07bbe2`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** about 3 bids (model forecast), with the distribution from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** not shown for these lots; the published data do not support one.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-vacuum-metal-deposition-ocds-h6vhtk-07bbe2#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-vacuum-metal-deposition-ocds-h6vhtk-07bbe2#participate

## Description
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

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 33950000, 51430000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** 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.

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F108104-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-11-13T15:11:33.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-13T15:59:14.270Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-07bbe2
- **Licence:** Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.