Official UK procurement notice
Purchase and Install of Safety Cabinets
Authority: University Of Edinburgh (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPurchase and Install of Safety Cabinets
CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Purchase and install of additional safety cabinetsAwarded
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
- 30 Apr 2025, 10:53 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Apr 2026, 13:18 BST
- Authority reference
NCA31107- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-038030- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- 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
The Institute for Genetics and Cancer (IGC) is comprised of different buildings linked together, with many spaces that have been refitted and refurbished over the years with a complex services layout, and between the College and Estates collectively there is insufficient knowledge of how the wider plant that feeds some of the key specialist facilities. In discussion with Contract Services and the College, there is agreement that the knowledge developed in the initial investigations stage makes LSS uniquely placed as the only suitable supplier to take on the required replacement work. As the maintenance contractor, LSS were well placed to undertake initial survey work to unpick how the cabinets are serviced and establish the best approach for replacement, which was within the remit of their existing contract. The overall scope of work has a number of technical challenges that are better served by a unified approach, and again LSS have demonstrated that they have a comprehensive understanding of those challenges and have been instrumental in proposing solutions; moreover, they have worked with the College/Estates to propose a staggered schedule of work that makes a project of this scale manageable logistically, given the budget deadline of end of July 2025, at the same time as minimising the impact on research capability.
Publisher note: (SC Ref:830421)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laboratory Specialist Services LtdSME | £212,060 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Laboratory Specialist Services LtdSME | £359,575 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 017875-2025-NCA31107-1 · Laboratory Specialist Services LtdSME
- Signed
- 24 Apr 2025
- Value
- £212,060
- Status
- active
Purchase and Install of Safety Cabinets · Laboratory Specialist Services LtdSME
- Signed
- 24 Apr 2025
- Value
- £359,575
- Status
- active
- Change The institute of Genetics and Cancer requires the replacement of an additional 10 microbiological safety cabinets (MBSCs) across the facility as they are over 25 years old and now at end of life. As such, there is an increasing risk of failure impacting ongoing research activities. A contract was put in place with Laboratory Specialist Services (LSS) last year to supply and replace some of these MBSCs, on the basis that as the existing maintenance contractor, they have detailed, site-specific knowledge of a building with a highly complex services layout. Funding has now been granted for replacement of a further 10 cabinets, within the same environment and constraints. The works are identical in nature, and continue to rely on the same technical understanding of the existing facility. This was progressed as a contract modification under Regulation 72(1)(e) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, as the change to the contract is not substantial (as defined by Regulation 72(8)). This will ensure continuity of knowledge, reduced delivery risk and efficient completion of the work., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: A contract was put in place with Laboratory Specialist Services (LSS) last year to supply and replace microbiological safety cabinets, on the basis that as the existing maintenance contractor, they have detailed, site-specific knowledge of a building with a highly complex services layout. Funding has now been granted for replacement of a further 10 cabinets, within the same environment and constraints. The works are identical in nature, and continue to rely on the same technical understanding of the existing facility.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriffs CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Laboratory Specialist ServicesAwarded supplier
- Laboratory Specialist Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.