Official UK procurement notice
PURCH2494 Provision of a VDS Slide Scanner with maintenance
Authority: University of Glasgow (Education)
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: Scotland (UKM82)
Awarded value£228,338published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 16 Oct 2024awarded 27 Nov 2024
Awarded to Carl Zeiss Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAward of PURCH2494 Provision of a VDS Slide Scanner with maintenance.
CPV: Scanners
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (7)
- Technical Specifications: 36%
- PC & Software: 14%
- Technical Service Support: 5%
- Delivery & Installation: 3%
- Acceptance Testing: 1%
- price: 40%
- Environmental/Sustainable Factors: 1%
Published award criteria (7)
- Technical Specifications: 36%
- PC & Software: 14%
- Technical Service Support: 5%
- Environmental/Sustainable Factors: 1%
- Delivery & Installation: 3%
- Acceptance Testing: 1%
- Price: 40%
Conditions of participation1
- Condition of participationno text publishedMinimum: - Product liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than five million pounds sterling (5,000,000 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…
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
- Goods
- 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
- 16 Sept 2024, 16:14 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Feb 2025, 14:56 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 16 Oct 2024 – …
- Authority reference
PURCH2494- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-005889- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049b42Find a Tender
Contract terms
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:789171)
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
- Submission deadline
- 16 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 16 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
16 Oct 2024 → 19 Feb 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline16 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened16 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published19 Feb 2025, 14:56 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete19 Feb 2025, 14:56 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £228,3381 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 31 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Nov 2024
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Zeiss Ltd | £228,338 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 005889-2025-PURCH2494-1 · Carl Zeiss Ltd
- Signed
- 27 Nov 2024
- Value
- £228,338
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Carl Zeiss LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria