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Published 2 Jun 2025, 16:30 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PURCH2633 Provision of Atom Probe Tomography Instrument

Official notice

Authority: University of Glasgow (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: Scotland (UKM82)

Awarded value£5,411,953published contract · exc. VAT

Submissions closed 3 Jul 2025awarded 9 Sept 2025

Awarded to BlueScientific Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Award of PURCH2633 Provision of Atom Probe Tomography Instrument

CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1PURCH2633 Provision of Contract Agreement for the purchase of an Atom Probe Tomography…Awarded

PURCH2633 Provision of Contract Agreement for the purchase of an Atom Probe Tomography Instrument for the period of minimum 12 months warranty.

Delivery: Scotland

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: 80%Price: 20%

Published sub-criteria (3)

Section 1 - Technical specification: 60%
Section 2 - Delivery, Installation & Acceptance: 20%
price: 20%

Published award criteria (3)

Section 1 - Technical specification: 60%
Section 2 - Delivery, Installation & Acceptance: 20%
Price: 20%

Conditions of participation1

Condition of participation
no text published
Minimum: -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 GBP…

What this means for your bid

Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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: 2 Jun 2025, 16:30 BST
Last source update: 28 Nov 2025, 11:43 GMT
Award evaluation window: 3 Jul 2025 – …
Authority reference: PURCH2633
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-029292
Classification (CPV): Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM82)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-052b03 Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:815216)

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: 3 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 3 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

3 Jul 2025 → 28 Nov 2025 · 3 dates

Submission deadline
3 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Bids opened
3 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Notice published328 days ago
28 Nov 2025, 11:43 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £5,411,9531 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 9 Sept 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
BlueScientific LtdSME	£5,411,953 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 078026-2025-PURCH2633-1 · BlueScientific LtdSME
Signed
9 Sept 2025
Value
£5,411,953
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Glasgow

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Procurement Office, Tay House, Glasgow, Scotland, G12 8QQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Glasgow Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Glasgow

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

BlueScientific LtdAwarded supplier St. Johns Innovation Centre, Cowley Road, Cambridge, East of England, CB4 0WSContact phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria