Official UK procurement notice
PURCH2700 Provision of Contract Agreement for the purchase order a Semiconductor & General-Purpose Plasma Etching Tool
Authority: University of Glasgow (Education)
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: Scotland (UKM82)
Awarded value£624,800published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 28 Aug 2025awarded 4 Feb 2026
Awarded to Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAward of PURCH2700 Provision of Contract Agreement for the purchase order a Semiconductor and General-Purpose Plasma Etching Tool
CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
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 (4)
- Technical Specification: 35%
- Delivery & Installation: 5%
- Acceptance Tests: 20%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (4)
- Technical Specification: 35%
- Delivery & Installation: 5%
- Acceptance Tests: 20%
- Price: 40%
Conditions of participation1
- 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…
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
- 28 Jul 2025, 13:28 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Feb 2026, 11:24 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 28 Aug 2025 – …
- Authority reference
PURCH2700- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-017221- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056715Find a Tender
Contract terms
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:824456)
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
- 28 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 28 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
28 Aug 2025 → 26 Feb 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline28 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened28 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published238 days ago26 Feb 2026, 11:24 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete26 Feb 2026, 11:24 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £624,8001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Feb 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology | £624,800 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 017221-2026-PURCH2700-1 · Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology
- Signed
- 4 Feb 2026
- Value
- £624,800
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
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- Oxford Instruments Plasma TechnologyAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria