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Published 15 Sept 2025, 14:53 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PURCH2797 - PPE1003677 Direct Award for the Purchase of Mass Photometer

Official notice

Authority: University of Glasgow (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

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

Awarded value£262,500published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 15 Sept 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Refeyn

What is being bought

Published requirement description

PURCH2797 - PPE1003677 Direct Award for the Purchase of Mass Photometer.

Internal Procurement Policy Exception (PPE) Form completed.

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1PURCH2797 - PPE1003677 Direct Award for the Purchase of Mass PhotometerAwarded

PURCH2797 - PPE1003677 Direct Award for the Purchase of Mass Photometer.

The purchase is for a Mass photometer, for biophysical characterisation of macromolecules in solution. To be housed in Neil Bulleid Integrated Protein Analysis facility for access to researchers at University. Refeyn is a sole provider and owns a number of the patents.

Internal Procurement Policy Exception (PPE) Form completed.

Delivery: Scotland · Glasgow

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 15 Sept 2025, 14:53 BST
Last source update: 15 Sept 2025, 14:53 BST
Authority reference: PURCH2797 - PPE1003677
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-056617
Classification (CPV): Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM82)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059a6d Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Published justification: Regulations 2015-33 (1) (b) (iii) Exclusive rights. E.g., I.P

Publisher note: (SC Ref:810195)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £262,5001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 15 Sept 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
RefeynSME	£262,500 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 056617-2025-PURCH2797 - PPE1003677-1 · RefeynSME
Signed
15 Sept 2025
Value
£262,500
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

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Glasgow Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Glasgow

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

RefeynAwarded supplier Unit 9, Trade City, Sandy Ln W, Littlemore, Oxford, South East, OX4 6FFContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.