Official UK procurement notice
PURCH2371 PROVISION OF CONFOCAL MICROSCOPE WITH FLUORESCENCE LIFETIME IMAGING AND SUPER-RESOLUTION CAPABILITIES
Authority: University of Glasgow (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPURCH2371 PROVISION OF CONFOCAL MICROSCOPE WITH FLUORESCENCE LIFETIME IMAGING AND SUPER-RESOLUTION CAPABILITIES
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CPV: Microscopes
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1PURCH2371 PROVISION OF CONFOCAL MICROSCOPE WITH FLUORESCENCE LIFETIME IMAGING AND…CancelledRenewal
PURCH2371 PROVISION OF CONFOCAL MICROSCOPE WITH FLUORESCENCE LIFETIME IMAGING AND SUPER-RESOLUTION CAPABILITIES
The University of Glasgow (UoG) has submitted an MRC Equip 2024 grant to fund the purchase of a confocal microscope. We are tendering in advance of receipt of the award to provide enough time to purchase the system due to tight deadlines.
Please note that if the funding is not awarded, the University will not proceed with the purchase.
Please refer to the PURCH2371 Invitation to Tender Goods or Services document for specification and additional information.
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).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Quality - Section 1 – Technical Specification: 56%
- Quality - Technical Services Support: 4%
- Quality - Value for Money: 10%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (4)
- Quality - Section 1 – Technical Specification: 56%
- Quality - Technical Services Support: 4%
- Quality - Value for Money: 10%
- Price: 30%
- Condition of participationno text publishedMinimum: - Product liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than one million pounds sterling (1,000,000 GBP) in relation to any one claim or series of claims. -Public liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than five million pounds sterling (5,000,000 GB…
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “PURCH2371 PROVISION OF CONFOCAL MICROSCOPE WITH FLUORESCENCE LIFETIME…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Goods
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 23 Jul 2024, 16:11 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Apr 2025, 16:23 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 26 Aug 2024 – …
- Authority reference
PURCH2371- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-017405- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0483ceFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Once the deadline has passed submissions can neither be created nor submitted. It is not advisable for Suppliers to wait until the last moment before creating and dispatching a response in case of any last minute problems. Please note large files should be uploaded as early as possible to ensure transfer before deadline. If a Supplier is having problems uploading to the PCS site, then the University must be informed well in advance and depending upon the merit of the case, the University may arrange for the tender to remain open on the PCS system for a short period after the deadline time stated. System problems do not fall under the University’s remit and should be referred to PCS. Postbox Security: Postbox submissions cannot be accessed by anyone, including Millstream, (the provider of the Public Contracts Scotland system) until the deadline. Freedom of Information The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA), which came into force on 1 January 2005, designates University of Glasgow as a Scottish public authority and therefore subject to the provisions and obligations in that Act. This means that any person who makes a valid request for information held by University of Glasgow will be entitled to receive it, unless all or part of that information can be withheld by virtue of the exemptions in that Act. under the Act, University of Glasgow may be required to disclose any information held relating to your response to anyone who makes a request under that Act. Such information may only be withheld if it meets one or more of the exemptions or conditions in that Act. Even if an exemption is available University of Glasgow may nevertheless disclose requested information. Information held cannot simply be classified as “confidential" or "commercial in confidence" to enable it to be protected from disclosure. University of Glasgow may publish the names and contact details of companies who have been issued with a Questionnaire on its website. Information may also be requested under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) tailored by the Data Protection Act 2018 and the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004. (SC Ref:797326)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 28 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 26 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
26 Aug 2024 → 28 Apr 2025 · 3 dates- Bids opened26 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown28 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published28 Apr 2025, 16:23 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Aug 2024- Deadline moved to 28 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST26 Aug 2024, 08:54 BST+2 days · was 26 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to cancelled28 Apr 2025, 16:23 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 26 Aug 2024 | 28 Aug 2024 | +2 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 26 Aug 2024 | 28 Aug 2024 | +2 d |
Question outstanding
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastContracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria