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Published 2 May 2025, 09:20 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PURCH2647 Provision of Contract Agreement for the purchase of a Benchtop MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometer

Official notice

Authority: University of Glasgow (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable

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

Awarded value£228,375published contract · exc. VAT

Submissions closed 6 May 2025awarded 16 Jun 2025

Awarded to Shimadzu UK Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Award of PURCH2647 Provision of Contract Agreement for the purchase of a Benchtop MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometer

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal

Delivery: Scotland

Extensions: Fixed period of 12 months warranty as a minimum, with the option to extend for 4 x 12 months for maintenanceVariant 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: 70%Price: 30%

Published sub-criteria (3)

Section 1 – Technical Specification: 64%
Section 2 - Delivery, Installation and Acceptance: 6%
price: 30%

Published award criteria (3)

Section 1 – Technical Specification: 64%
Section 2 - Delivery, Installation and Acceptance: 6%
Price: 30%

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 GB…

What this means for your bid

Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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 May 2025, 09:20 BST
Last source update: 17 Jun 2025, 11:46 BST
Award evaluation window: 5 May 2025 – …
Authority reference: PURCH2647
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-032884
Classification (CPV): Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM82)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04fd50 Find a Tender

Contract terms

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

Publisher note: (SC Ref:801882)

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: 6 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 5 May 2025, 12:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

5 May 2025 → 17 Jun 2025 · 3 dates

Bids opened
5 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
6 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Notice published
17 Jun 2025, 11:46 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 May 2025

Deadline moved to 6 May 2025, 12:00 BST
2 May 2025, 09:20 BST
+1 days · was 5 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Status changed to complete
17 Jun 2025, 11:46 BST

Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2	5 May 2025	6 May 2025	+1 d

Monday 5th May is a public holiday and the University is closed.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £228,3751 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 16 Jun 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Shimadzu UK Ltd	£228,375 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 032884-2025-PURCH2647-1 · Shimadzu UK Ltd
Signed
16 Jun 2025
Value
£228,375
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

Shimadzu UK LtdAwarded supplier Mill Court, Featherstone Road, Wolverton Mill South, Milton Keynes, UK, MK12 5RDContact phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria