Official UK procurement notice
PURCH2982 – PPE1005122 Direct Award for the Provision of Fida Evolve with Associated Add-Ons, Services and Maintenance
Authority: University of Glasgow (Education)
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: Scotland (UKM82)
Awarded value£273,840published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 25 Sept 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Fida Biosystems ApS
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPURCH2982 – PPE1005122 Direct Award for the Provision of Fida Evolve with Associated Add-Ons, Services and Maintenance
CPV: Detection and analysis apparatus
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1PURCH2982 – PPE1005122 Direct Award for the Provision of Fida Evolve with Associated…Awarded
PURCH2982 – PPE1005122 Direct Award for the Provision of Fida Evolve with Associated Add-Ons, Services and Maintenance
For a Maximum Period of Five Years with an Initial Period of Three Years with the option to Extend for a further Two Period of Twelve Months
Internal Procurement Policy Exception (PPE) Form completed.
Regulations 2015-33 (1) (b) (ii)Technical Reasons
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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 1 Oct 2026, 10:22 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Oct 2026, 10:22 BST
- Authority reference
PURCH2982 – PPE1005122- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-092689- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077e49Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
- Regulations 2015-33 (1) (b) (ii)Technical Reasons
Publisher note: (SC Ref:844136)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £273,8401 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Sept 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fida Biosystems ApSSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 092689-2026-PURCH2982 – PPE1005122-1 · Fida Biosystems ApSSME
- Signed
- 25 Sept 2026
- Value
- £273,840
- 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
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- FIDA Biosystems ApSAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.