Purchase of three Chromatography Systems

Official notice

Authority: University Of Edinburgh (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: Scotland (UKM75)

Awarded value£220,941published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 30 Jul 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Cytiva

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Purchase of three Chromatography Systems

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Scotland

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: 6 Aug 2025, 15:21 BST
Last source update: 6 Aug 2025, 15:21 BST
Authority reference: NCA31116
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-046600
Classification (CPV): Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0582a8 Find 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: The AKTA Pure Micro for the JP lab will be used mainly for the preparation of cryoEM samples, the AKTA Pure Micro and its corresponding accessories are specifically designed for such a purpose and is routinely used for preparation of cryoEM samples.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:806595)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £220,9411 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Jul 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Cytiva	£220,941 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 046600-2025-NCA31116-1 · Cytiva
Signed
30 Jul 2025
Value
£220,941
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

University Of Edinburgh

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 1HTContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

CytivaAwarded supplier Amersham Place, Amersham, UK, HP6 6JL

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.