Official UK procurement notice
PURCH2985 – PPE1005025 Direct Award for the Provision of BD FACSDiscover S8 with Hood
Authority: University of Glasgow (Education)
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: Scotland (UKM82)
Awarded value£685,360published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 25 Sept 2026no call for competition
Awarded to BD Becton Dickinson UK Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPURCH2985 – PPE1005025 Direct Award for the Provision of BD FACSDiscover S8 with Hood
CPV: Detection and analysis apparatus
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1PURCH2985 – PPE1005025 Direct Award for the Provision of BD FACSDiscover S8 with HoodAwarded
PURCH2985 – PPE1005025 Direct Award for the Provision of BD FACSDiscover S8 with Hood
For a Maximum Period of Two (2) Years with an Initial Period of One (1) Year with the Option to Extend for Twelve (12) Months
Internal Procurement Policy Exception (PPE) Form completed.
Justification: 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
- 29 Sept 2026, 11:28 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Sept 2026, 11:28 BST
- Authority reference
PURCH2985 – PPE1005025- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-091758- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077c3aFind 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
- Justification: Regulations 2015-33 (1) (b) (ii)Technical Reasons
Publisher note: (SC Ref:844175)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £685,3601 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Sept 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BD Becton Dickinson UK LimitedSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 091758-2026-PURCH2985 – PPE1005025-1 · BD Becton Dickinson UK LimitedSME
- Signed
- 25 Sept 2026
- Value
- £685,360
- 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- BD Becton Dickinson UK LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.